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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
639 FNUS53 KLBF 041938 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 238 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns remain limited over the next several days. Temperatures will remain below average for July through the middle of next week, when temperatures are expected to return to near seasonal. Chances of additional precipitation return this weekend, with potential for rain and thunderstorms Saturday into Sunday. Relative humidity values are expected to remain above critical values, with wind gusts also expected to remain below critical values. NEZ204-051115- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 138 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........93 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 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.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Chance of showers after midnight. Chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-9200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-4400 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-12500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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 in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ210-051115- Frenchman Basin- 138 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85 percent. 24 hr trend......17 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.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........25 percent. 24 hr trend......4 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 56. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-9300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4700-10900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ206-051115- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 238 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........92 percent. 24 hr trend......14 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.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........38 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.......500-5300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5400-8700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-9800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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 mid 50s. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ219-051115- Loess Plains- 238 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 56. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........85 percent. 24 hr trend......17 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.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......4 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 57. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-8600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-9900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ208-051115- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 238 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....53-58. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......10 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....53-58. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. Chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-9600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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 up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ209-051115- Loup Rivers Basin- 238 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....54-59. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........92 percent. 24 hr trend......14 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.....77-82. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 56. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the day. Max temperature.....Around 79. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........52 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and 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 around 80. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. $$