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FXUS63 KLBF 242217
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
417 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- High Wind Warning Tuesday for all of western and north central
  Nebraska

- Dry through Thanksgiving

- Colder temperatures through the week

- Chance of snow this weekend

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 415 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

The main concern in the short term will be the strong
northwest winds. As a cold front passes through the area beginning
early Tuesday, winds behind the front will switch to the northwest
and increase. Winds will increase to around 30 to 40 mph with gust
up to 60mph, thus a High Wind Warning was issued from 6am CT to 6pm
CT for all of western and north central Nebraska, including the I-80
corridor. Strongest winds will be across the northern Sandhills into
north central Nebraska, generally north of HWY 2. Winds are expected
to diminish after sunset.


&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 415 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

With the cold front passage colder temperatures are
expected as highs will be in the upper 30s to low 40s through the
week. As far as those with travel plans for the upcoming
Thanksgiving Holiday dry conditions are expected Wednesday through
Friday morning. There may be some low chances for precipitation
Friday afternoon across portions of north central Nebraska spreading
into portions of southwest Nebraska, confidence is low however, but
will continue to monitor.

Focus then turns to a trof that moves through late Friday into
Saturday with the potential to bring precipitation in the form of
snow. At this time confidence still continues to be low, however the
greatest probabilities to see snowfall of half an inch or more will
be confined across the northern Sandhills, with probabilities
greater than 50 percent. Will need to continue to monitor this
system as we get closer for exact placement and snowfall amounts as
it is too early to determine any amounts. Greater confidence exist
in the colder temperatures arriving from reinforcing cold air
with Sunday only having highs in the 20s. Lows on Saturday
night, Sunday night and Monday night will be in the single
digits. &&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1140 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

Stratus will continue to linger through early afternoon with
scattered light rain showers across the southern Sandhills into
southwest Nebraska, with MVFR to IFR conditions possible through
early afternoon across this area, including KLBF terminal. Cigs
will lift by this evening and will see a return of VFR
conditions for the remainder of the forecast period. There will
be LLWS after midnight across portions of western and north
central Nebraska including KVTN and KLBF terminals, with winds
of 50 kts out of the northwest just above the sfc. Sfc winds
will also increase Tuesday morning out of the northwest with
sustained winds of 15 to 30 kts and gust up to 50 kts, strongest
winds will be across the northern Sandhills.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
High Wind Warning from 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ to 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ Tuesday for NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-
094.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...Gomez