296 FPUS73 KLBF 040250 NOWLBF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 850 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2004 NEZ037-038-057>059-069>071-040500- CHASE-CUSTER-FRONTIER-HAYES-KEITH-LINCOLN-LOGAN-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROKEN BOW...GRANT...HAYES CENTER... IMPERIAL...NORTH PLATTE...OGALLALA...STAPLETON...STOCKVILLE 850 PM CST (750 PM MST) SAT JAN 3 2004 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE AT 1/2 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS EVENING WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH. THIS AREA OF SNOW HAS BEEN SPREADING SLOWLY NORTH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE WITH UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWARD...1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BUT SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. $$ NEZ004>010-022>029-035-036-056-094-040500- ARTHUR-BLAINE-BOYD-BROWN-DEUEL-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GARFIELD-GRANT- HOLT-HOOKER-KEYA PAHA-LOUP-MCPHERSON-ROCK-SHERIDAN-THOMAS- WESTERN CHERRY-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...ARTHUR...BARTLETT...BASSETT... BREWSTER...BURWELL...BUTTE...CHAPPELL...HYANNIS...MERRIMAN... MULLEN...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...RUSHVILLE...SPRINGVIEW...TAYLOR... THEDFORD...TRYON...VALENTINE 850 PM CST (750 PM MST) SAT JAN 3 2004 .NOW... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 1/4 INCH PER HOUR. $$ CDC