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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
231 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT/8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...


.DISCUSSION...

Showers and a few thunderstorms will linger across central and western
Nebraska before moving off to the northeast and diminishing tonight.
It will also be quite windy with potential for gusts of 60 mph or higher
mainly sough of Hwy 2 before diminishing tonight.

Recent wetting rainfall, humidity well above critical levels, and cooler
temperatures behind passage of a cold front tomorrow will mitigate fire
weather concerns through the end of the week and into the weekend.


NEZ204-171200-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
131 PM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers early in the evening.
Min temperature.....35-40.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........78 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10
                    to 15 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-7400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph decreasing to around 15
                    mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the afternoon. Chance of showers late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....60-65.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......31 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-9700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and slight chance of
                    snow showers in the evening. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely
                    and chance of snow showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....29-34.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........94 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......2100-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 1800-2900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers in
                    the morning. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon.
Max temperature.....47-52.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........26 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......1600-4800 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-8700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.


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

$$

NEZ210-171200-
Frenchman Basin-
131 PM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....37-42.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........76 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5
                    to 10 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph decreasing to around 15
                    mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........21 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-10900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph increasing to southwest
                    around 20 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....33-38.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........94 percent.
   24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    north 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-8800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1900-2700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon.
Max temperature.....52-57.
   24 hr trend......21 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......2100-4700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4900-7500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with 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 freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

NEZ206-171200-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
231 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Patchy fog early in the evening. Rain showers
                    likely and slight chance of thunderstorms early
                    in the evening. Chance of rain showers late in
                    the evening.
Min temperature.....39-44.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........85 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10
                    to 20 mph after midnight.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-3500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph decreasing to around 20
                    mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....63-68.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........29 percent.
   24 hr trend......34 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-8700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance
                    of thunderstorms through the night. Slight
                    chance of snow showers after midnight. Patchy
                    fog after midnight.
Min temperature.....30-35.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........96 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1900-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1900-3100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon.
Max temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......1800-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-8400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, snow showers and
freezing rain. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 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 lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers,
freezing rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight 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 upper 60s.

$$

NEZ219-171200-
Loess Plains-
231 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........74 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10
                    to 20 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph decreasing to around 20
                    mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........22 percent.
   24 hr trend......28 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-9400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms through the night.
Min temperature.....Around 37.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........94 percent.
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north
                    15 to 25 mph after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-7500 ft AGL until 2400, then 1700-2400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 20 mph increasing to north around
                    30 mph after midnight.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Showers early in the morning,
                    then slight chance of showers in the late
                    morning and early afternoon.
Max temperature.....54-59.
   24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........26 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1700-4500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-7500 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. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers,
freezing rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs around 70.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

NEZ208-171200-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
231 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening.
                    Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain
                    showers until early morning.
Min temperature.....40-45.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........93 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph decreasing to around 25
                    mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....57-62.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........39 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-5800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers until early morning,
                    then chance of showers early in the morning.
Min temperature.....32-37.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1700-5400 ft AGL until 2400, then 1500-2900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....48-53.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........30 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.......1400-5200 ft AGL until 1200, then 5400-8300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.


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

$$

NEZ209-171200-
Loup Rivers Basin-
231 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Patchy fog early in the evening. Showers early
                    in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Chance of showers in the late evening
                    and early morning.
Min temperature.....41-46.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph decreasing to around 25
                    mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....63-68.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........34 percent.
   24 hr trend......32 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10
                    mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance
                    of thunderstorms through the night. Patchy fog
                    after midnight.
Min temperature.....35-40.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph
                    after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1200-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 1500-2200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon.
Max temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........32 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......1400-4900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4800-7400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.


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

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
