Area Forecast Discussion
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000 FXUS63 KLBF 262313 AFDLBF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 613 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warmer weather is expected the remainder of this week as an upper level ridge of high pressure builds eastward from the Rockies. - Some threat for elevated fire weather conditions Thursday for snowfree areas. - Precipitation chances return this weekend. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 213 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024 Surface high pressure is in the process of building southeast through the Dakotas and into Neb. Meanwhile surface low pressure associated with the departing storm system is located across eastern IA. Gusty north-northwest winds continue this afternoon across portions of north central into central Nebraska, but those will quickly diminish this evening as the surface high builds in. Aloft, mid-level warm air advection increases tonight. Expect an increase in mid-level cloudiness and the possibility of a few flurries as a result. Otherwise it will be quite cold, especially where snow cover is present. Lows will dip into the single digits across central into north central Nebraska. A pleasant day is on tap Wednesday with surface high pressure anchored across the area. Winds will be light and temperatures will start to warm. There will be quite a range however...with highs only near freezing across the heavy snow covered areas in portions of north central Nebraska. Meanwhile lower 50s should be realized across southwest into western Nebraska. Temperatures warm further Thursday, and with low relative humidity there is some concern for elevated fire weather for snowfree areas. The limiting factor will be winds, with gusts staying mostly 20 mph or less. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 213 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024 Ridging aloft will be in control Friday across the Plains into the Mississippi Valley region. Meanwhile an upper trough will be moving into the west coast. As the trough moves into the Rockies during the weekend, southwest flow aloft will develop across the central CONUS. A couple of different waves will eject northeastward across the area Saturday though Monday. At this time no major storm is anticipated, but a couple of rounds of precipitation driven by strong mid-level FGEN appear likely. Sounding profiles support a rain snow mix for the most part, so will have to watch temperatures carefully. Colder temperatures could lead to several inches of heavy wet snow, especially across northern Neb. Temperatures will turn colder through the weekend, with highs by Monday struggling to reach 40F across north central Neb. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
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Issued at 608 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024 VFR conditions are expected through most of the overnight and into Wednesday. There could be a brief potential for patchy fog in locations early Wednesday morning across north central Nebraska and the river valleys, potentially affecting both KLBF and KVTN terminals, along with KANW, KONL and KBBW terminals. At this time confidence is low in the development of fog at KLBF and KVTN terminals, thus have left the mention out of the tafs at the moment. Winds will be light overnight generally around 5 kts or less out of the south. Winds will shift to the southwest Wednesday around 5 to 10 kts.
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&& .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Taylor LONG TERM...Taylor AVIATION...Gomez

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