Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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FNUS53 KLBF 181931
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
231 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will remain seasonable or even mild, and periodic
precipitation chances through early next week, helping to limit
overall fire weather concerns. The greatest potential for
widespread wetting rain comes tomorrow afternoon and evening,
primarily east of Highway 61. The threat of critical fire
conditions appears low regionwide as humidity values stay at
least 10% above thresholds and ambient winds generally under 15
mph. Will continue to monitor the panhandle however, where
antecedent conditions are dry and forecast moisture is relatively
limited.
NEZ204-191130-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
131 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning.
Min temperature.....60-65.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........98 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the morning. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....86-91.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........39 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon.
LAL.................2 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-8200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the north in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning.
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 shifting to the north
after midnight.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....80-85.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4700 ft AGL until 1200, then 5500-9300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 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
lower 90s.
$$
NEZ210-191130-
Frenchman Basin-
131 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the night.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........94 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....88-93.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-9000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early
morning, then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....81-86.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........36 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 5300-9000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
NEZ206-191130-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
231 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........91 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-7600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....84-89.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........46 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-7800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early
morning, then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the west
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........46 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-4200 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-8200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 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...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 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 upper 80s.
$$
NEZ219-191130-
Loess Plains-
231 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........91 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....87-92.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........40 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-7800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening, then
showers and thunderstorms likely late in the
evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly 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.....79-84.
24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........51 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 4500-7800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 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. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
NEZ208-191130-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
231 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........88 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-8000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the
afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms likely
late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....83-88.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........50 percent.
24 hr trend......9 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.....Fair.
Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 1500-4800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning.
Min temperature.....58-63.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph shifting to the west
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the west after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........48 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-8300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 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...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northeast 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 around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s.
$$
NEZ209-191130-
Loup Rivers Basin-
231 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the night.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........91 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1 increasing to 2 after midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........51 percent.
24 hr trend......2 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.......400-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-5700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
in the evening, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight.
LAL.................4.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....75-80.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........60 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 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 mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Southeast
winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s.
$$