Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
507 FNUS53 KLBF 160736 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 236 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be minimal over the next 7 days as temperatures return to more seasonal levels. There will be periodic precipitation chances into the weekend with the greatest chances Friday into Friday night. NEZ204-162315- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 136 AM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....86-91. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-11100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....58-63. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ210-162315- Frenchman Basin- 136 AM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 91. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-8900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-8900 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ206-162315- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 236 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-9000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Min temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 2 after midnight. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1000-7700 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........44 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ219-162315- Loess Plains- 236 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-8300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-7400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ208-162315- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 236 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. LAL.................2 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-9200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4600-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ NEZ209-162315- Loup Rivers Basin- 236 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 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 early afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 78. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........47 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4000-6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$