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 062052
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
Issued by National Weather Service Hastings NE
256 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
.DISCUSSION...
We do have east/west surface boundary located north of I-80 and
up to around Thedford and Alliance where we are seeing a few
showers developing as of 315 PM. We have northerly winds north
of this boundary and generally easterly winds south of this
boundary along I-80. We could see at least a few isolated non-
severe thunderstorms along this boundary this evening, mainly
across western portions of this boundary in the Nebraska
panhandle. Wind gusts for the most part have remained below 25 mph
and RH values are generally in the 25-35 percent range this
afternoon/early evening.
.DISCUSSION...
NEZ204-071015-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
352 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 0200. Slight chance of
thunderstorms until 0400. Slight chance of rain
showers after 0200.
LAL.................2 until 1900, then 3 until 0100, then 2 until
0400, then 1.
Min temperature.....42-50.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Max humidity........82-99 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (2700-202800 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......200-9700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers until 1300, then slight chance of
thunderstorms until 1600. Chance of rain
showers after 1300.
LAL.................1 until 1300, then 2 until 1600, then 1.
Max temperature.....64-71.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........29-47 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (2400-168600 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......200-10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 0100, then
partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 1900, then slight chance of
thunderstorms until 2200. Slight chance of rain
showers after 1900 until 0100.
LAL.................1 until 1900, then 2 until 2200, then 1.
Min temperature.....39-46.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........77-100 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (0-137400 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....68-77.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........23-42 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (0-128500 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-9300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent.
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NEZ210-071015-
Frenchman Basin-
252 PM MDT Tue May 6 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms.
LAL.................1 until 2200, then 2 until 0100, then 1.
Min temperature.....Around 47.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Max humidity........77-95 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......East around 10 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (1800-185700 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-9100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers until 1000, then chance of rain
showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after
1300 until 1600.
LAL.................1 until 1300, then 2 until 1600, then 1.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........33-41 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (2100-147900 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-8200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) until 0100, then
partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 1900, then slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms until 0100.
LAL.................1 until 1900, then 2 until 0100, then 1.
Min temperature.....39-44.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........84-100 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (600-105400 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......100-6800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........29-37 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good (400-83500 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......100-8400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent.
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 90.
$$
NEZ206-071015-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
352 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 2400. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. Slight chance of rain showers
after 2400.
LAL.................1 until 1900, then 2 until 0100, then 1.
Min temperature.....44-50.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........76-91 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (1800-182000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-10100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 1000 until 1300, then chance
of rain showers.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....68-73.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........29-38 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (2100-165300 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-9200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) until 0200, then
partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 1900, then slight chance of
thunderstorms until 2200. Slight chance of rain
showers after 1900 until 0100.
LAL.................1 until 1900, then 2 until 2200, then 1.
Min temperature.....40-46.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86-100 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......East around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (0-132000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........25-36 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (0-109800 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-8900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent.
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NEZ219-071015-
Loess Plains-
352 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........76-87 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (1600-160100 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-8900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers until 1000, then chance of rain
showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after
1300 until 1600.
LAL.................1 until 1300, then 2 until 1600, then 1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........32-39 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (1700-143600 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) until 2400, then
partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 1900, then slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms until 0100.
LAL.................1 until 1900, then 2 until 0100, then 1.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86-100 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (600-106600 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......100-6400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 1300.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the east in
the afternoon.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good (300-76400 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......100-7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent.
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s.
$$
NEZ208-071015-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
352 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
until 2400Slight chance of rain showers after
2400.
LAL.................1 until 2100, then 2 until 2200, then 1.
Min temperature.....44-52.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........71-88 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (1300-131200 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......200-9800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 1300.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....69-78.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........30-40 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (1600-151600 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......300-8900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) until 0100, then
partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers until 1900.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....44-50.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........75-97 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (300-117300 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-7300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........25-38 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (0-124300 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent.
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NEZ209-071015-
Loup Rivers Basin-
352 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 2000 until 0200.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........71-84 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (1600-168600 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......200-10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 1000. Slight chance of
thunderstorms after 1300 until 1600.
LAL.................1 until 1300, then 2 until 1600, then 1.
Max temperature.....69-76.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........31-41 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph increasing to around 15
mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to excellent (1600-167700 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......200-9400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph increasing to east
around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) until 0100, then
partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers until 0100Slight chance of
thunderstorms after 1900 until 0100.
LAL.................1 until 1900, then 2 until 0100, then 1.
Min temperature.....42-49.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........82-100 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to very good (100-122800 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-7100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.MISSING.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 1300.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31-42 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........MISSING.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good (0-78500 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0-7900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent.
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s.
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.OUTLOOK
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