Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
254 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A cooler and wetter weather pattern will keep fire weather
concerns generally low for western and north central Nebraska
through the weekend. One exception will be today when humidity
levels drop to around 20% in far southwest Nebraska (southern zone
210) and southerly winds gust to 20 mph. Otherwise, periodic
precipitation chances over the next several days will keep any
serious fire threat at bay. Potential exists for 0.50" of moisture
across the Sandhills tonight, and even light snow accumulations
(around a dusting) are possible Friday night in western Nebraska.
Of note, northerly winds will gust above 30 mph overnight across
southwest Neb and tomorrow afternoon over north central Nebraska.


NEZ204-172315-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
154 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....61-66.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-9400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms until early
                    morning. Chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....29-34.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........96 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1700-7600 ft AGL until 2400, then 1200-2500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....47-52.
   24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........25 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......1000-4600 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-8600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers and showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers and showers
likely. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

NEZ210-172315-
Frenchman Basin-
154 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....74-79.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........20 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the south in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-11000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the south in
                    the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance
                    of thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....33-38.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. North 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-10800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1800-2500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....53-58.
   24 hr trend......21 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........26 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1500-4600 ft AGL until 1200, then 4900-7000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers and snow showers likely. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

NEZ206-172315-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
254 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny. Chance of
                    showers late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....64-69.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31 percent.
   24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-7900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance
                    of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of
                    snow showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 33.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1600-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 1300-2200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........27 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......1100-4400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4600-8200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers and
showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s.

$$

NEZ219-172315-
Loess Plains-
254 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....74-79.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........23 percent.
   24 hr trend......31 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-8400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the south in
                    the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Showers likely through the
                    night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....34-39.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........96 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. East 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north
                    15 to 25 mph after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1600-2300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 25 mph shifting to the north after
                    midnight.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....55-60.
   24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........23 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......1300-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4500-7000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
around 30. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

NEZ208-172315-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
254 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....57-62.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........38 percent.
   24 hr trend......28 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers early in
                    the evening, then rain showers late in the
                    evening. Chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....33-38.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........92 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 800-1900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....48-53.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........29 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......1000-4800 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-8100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight
chance of showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs
in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s.

$$

NEZ209-172315-
Loup Rivers Basin-
254 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....63-68.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........36 percent.
   24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph becoming west around 10
                    mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers early in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Rain showers in the late evening and
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....35-40.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................2 increasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 1000-2200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
                    morning. Slight chance of showers late in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......900-4400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-6900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s.

$$
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