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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
256 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are in the forecast Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
Although storm coverage is not expected to be widespread,
some storms Saturday may produce rain totals of an inch across
western and north central Nebraska.

Fire weather concerns will be limited to parts of southwest
Nebraska which continue to miss out on recent rainfall events.

NEZ204-042315-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
156 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........33 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......700-4900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4900-9300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....49-54.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........94 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-9000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....77-82.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........29 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-6100 ft AGL until 1200, then 6100-9800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s.

$$

NEZ210-042315-
Frenchman Basin-
156 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....77-82.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......700-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-8400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........88 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....80-85.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........25 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-5000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5800-9900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s.

$$

NEZ206-042315-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
256 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....73-78.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........43 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......700-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-7500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........93 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....77-82.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-5300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5400-8700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s.

$$

NEZ219-042315-
Loess Plains-
256 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming sunny. Slight chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms early in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....77-82.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-7400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-7200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....80-85.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........30 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-5000 ft AGL until 1200, then 5700-9300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.

$$

NEZ208-042315-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
256 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning, then slight
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
                    morning and afternoon.
Max temperature.....71-76.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........53 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....53-58.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........96 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....75-80.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........43 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-5200 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s.

$$

NEZ209-042315-
Loup Rivers Basin-
256 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning, then slight
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....72-77.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........48 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......500-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-7000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph increasing to around 25
                    mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....54-59.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........93 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....76-81.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........42 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-5000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-7400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$