591 FNUS53 KLBF 021942 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Recent rainfall, higher humidity, and spring greenup will keep fire weather concerns low through the weekend and into the first part of next week and the potential for some wetting precipitation. However, there will be a good amount of wind each day, particularly Sunday and Monday with potential for gusts of 35 to 45 mph. NEZ204-031115- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 142 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers late in the night. Min temperature.....34-39. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........77 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-12400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of freezing rain in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......26 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-7500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely until early morning. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-3600 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......300-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. $$ NEZ210-031115- Frenchman Basin- 142 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 39. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........72 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-9500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 72. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-8800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....32-37. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1400-4100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 30 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ206-031115- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....34-39. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........73 percent. 24 hr trend......33 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-11100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....62-67. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2300-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to southwest around 30 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....31-36. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......33 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. $$ NEZ219-031115- Loess Plains- 242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 39. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........80 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 72. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-6100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Rain showers until early morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers early in the morning. Min temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1300-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....62-67. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ208-031115- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....34-39. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........76 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-11600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of freezing rain early in the morning. Slight chance of showers late in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....57-62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-6300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to west around 20 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....32-37. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......300-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4500-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. $$ NEZ209-031115- Loup Rivers Basin- 242 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........82 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers until early morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers early in the morning. Min temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1200-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-4100 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. $$