FNUS53 KLBF 131944 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 244 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns are expected to remain generally low over the next week, with additional chances for wetting moisture Tuesday and Wednesday in the form of thunderstorms. That said, fire weather concerns do increase somewhat on Friday, with very warm temperatures (middle to upper 80s), relative humidity falling to near 20-25%, and breezy west winds. Chances for wetting moisture look to return this weekend and into early next week, though confidence in this remains low for now. NEZ204-141115- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 144 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....48-53. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-9500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY... 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.....74-79. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-10600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-7000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......800-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ NEZ210-141115- Frenchman Basin- 144 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 47. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-9000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .TUESDAY... 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.....Around 82. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-11600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 50. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ206-141115- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 244 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke in the evening. Min temperature.....46-51. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........93 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-9000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .TUESDAY... 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.....77-82. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-9900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ219-141115- Loess Plains- 244 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 47. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-8200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-9700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 51. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....72-77. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ208-141115- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 244 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke in the evening. Min temperature.....46-51. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-8300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .TUESDAY... 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.....75-80. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-8300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....68-73. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ209-141115- Loup Rivers Basin- 244 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 46. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........95 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....75-80. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................1 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....69-74. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$