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FXUS63 KLBF 281729
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1129 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Critical fire weather concerns this afternoon and early
  evening

- Above normal temperatures will continue into the weekend

- Precipitation chances increase Monday into Tuesday with
  cooler temperatures on Tuesday

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 424 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

The main concern in the short term forecast will be
temperatures, winds, and fire weather concerns today. Temperatures
today will be above normal with highs reaching the upper 50s to low
60s. Winds will strengthen this afternoon, bufkit soundings have
winds up to 50 to 60 mph around 700 to 800 mb that will mix to the
sfc and could see sfc wind gust as high as 50 mph. The strongest
winds will be across north central Nebraska and the northern
Sandhills. The combination of strong winds and warm, dry conditions
will lead to critical fire weather concerns this afternoon and early
evening, additional information located under the fire weather
section.

A cooler air mass will push south out of Canada across the Great
Lakes region with some of the cooler air moving into portions of
Nebraska. Will see the greatest influence of the cooler air mass
across north central Nebraska, where highs on Saturday will only be
in the 40s. Western and southwest Nebraska into the Sandhills are
still expected to warm into the mid to upper 50s Saturday.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 424 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

The upper level ridge across the western CONUS moves east
into the Central Plains and will see temperatures in the upper 50s
to low 60s for Sunday and Monday. A cold front will move through
Monday into Tuesday with precipitation chances increasing Monday
night into Tuesday. There will be a chance of rain Monday and
rain/snow mix chances Tuesday.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1128 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Gusty winds are likely this afternoon into the early evening
hours at both terminals with northwesterly gusts around 30 KTS
at both terminals. Winds will gradually diminish to around 10
KTS by late evening and are expected to remain around 10 KTS
through 18z Saturday. Skies will be mainly clear with a few high
clouds around 25000 FT AGL.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 424 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

The combination of drier air, above normal temperatures and min
RH values that range from near 20 percent across southwest
Nebraska to around 25 to 30 percent across north central
Nebraska, will lead to critical fire weather conditions. Winds
will be out of the northwest around 25 to 35 mph sustained with
gust up to 50 mph. The strongest winds will be across the
northern Sandhills into north central Nebraska generally from
late morning through early evening. Winds are expected to
diminish in the evening as the sun sets and the boundary layer
decouple.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ this evening for
NEZ204-206-208>210-219.

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SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...Buttler
FIRE WEATHER...Gomez