717 FPUS73 KLBF 301001 NOWLBF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 400 AM CST WED OCT 30 2002 NEZ005>010-025>029-038-301200- BLAINE-BOYD-BROWN-CUSTER-EASTERN CHERRY-GARFIELD-HOLT-KEYA PAHA-LOUP- ROCK-THOMAS-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BARTLETT...BASSETT... BREWSTER...BROKEN BOW...BURWELL...BUTTE...ONEILL...SPRINGVIEW... TAYLOR...THEDFORD...VALENTINE 400 AM CST WED OCT 30 2002 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY... ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE 20S AND INTO THE TEENS WITH ROADS BECOMING SOLIDLY ICE COVERED. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ004-022>024-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-301200- ARTHUR-CHASE-DEUEL-FRONTIER-GARDEN-GRANT-HAYES-HOOKER-KEITH-LINCOLN- LOGAN-MCPHERSON-PERKINS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...GRANT...HAYES CENTER... HYANNIS...IMPERIAL...MERRIMAN...MULLEN...NORTH PLATTE...OGALLALA... OSHKOSH...RUSHVILLE...STAPLETON...STOCKVILLE...TRYON 400 AM CST (300 AM MST) WED OCT 30 2002 .NOW... ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. RADAR INDICATES THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES. LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING. $$ CDC