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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will remain fairly cool across the area over the next
24 to 36 hours. A sharp warmup in temperatures is expected Monday
with a cooldown expected Tuesday through Saturday. There will be
a decent chance for showers and thunderstorms late Monday and
again late on Wednesday. Fire weather concerns will be minimal
across the area over the next 7 days.

NEZ204-301115-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
130 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....55-60.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....79-84.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........48 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1200-4300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms through the night.
Min temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....89-94.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31 percent.
   24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......900-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-8200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.

$$

NEZ210-301115-
Frenchman Basin-
130 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........91 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 800-1400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....77-82.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........50 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1200-4300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers until
                    early morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    through the night. Chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-4000 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
                    Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....95-100.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........28 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-10500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph shifting to the west in the
                    afternoon.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.

$$

NEZ206-301115-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........93 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....75-80.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........51 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1000-4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers through
                    the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................2 increasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1200-4100 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-2000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....85-90.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........42 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1000-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-6800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph becoming southwest around
                    15 mph in the afternoon.


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

$$

NEZ219-301115-
Loess Plains-
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........91 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1300 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon.
Max temperature.....76-81.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........52 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1000-3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in
                    the evening, then chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 after midnight.
Haines Index........2 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-3700 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....93-98.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........6 or high.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-10600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.

$$

NEZ208-301115-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........91 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast after midnight.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....76-81.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........47 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20
                    mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-4200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........95 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 3 after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-1600 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    until late afternoon. Chance of showers through
                    the day. Chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....81-86.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........53 percent.
   24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1400-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-5800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$

NEZ209-301115-
Loup Rivers Basin-
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........51 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-3800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........98 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
LAL.................2 increasing to 4 after midnight.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-3700 ft AGL until 2400, then 800-1500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....81-86.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........60 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......700-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-6500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$