355 FPUS73 KLBF 051248 NOWLBF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 648 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004 NEZ038-058-059-069>071-051400- CHASE-CUSTER-FRONTIER-HAYES-LINCOLN-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROKEN BOW...GRANT...HAYES CENTER... IMPERIAL...NORTH PLATTE...STOCKVILLE 648 AM CST (548 AM MST) THU FEB 5 2004 .NOW... ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CUSTER COUNTY AND AREAS TO THE WEST OF AN ELSIE...IN PERKINS COUNTY...TO STOCKVILLE...IN FRONTIER COUNTY...LINE THROUGH 8 AM CST (7 AM MST). HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM A TRACE TO A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FEED NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY WITH FLURRIES MAINLY SEEN THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN SNOWFALL INCREASING AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF COLORADO. $$ NEZ022>024-035-036-056-057-051400- ARTHUR-DEUEL-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-KEITH-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...HYANNIS...MULLEN... OGALLALA...OSHKOSH...TRYON 648 AM CST (548 AM MST) THU FEB 5 2004 .NOW... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 GETTING UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 8 AM CST (7 AM MST). FURTHER NORTH SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE NORTH OF A HYANNIS TO TRYON LINE...WITH FLURRIES MAINLY SEEN EARLY. HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM TRACE AMOUNTS TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR. $$ NEZ004-051400- SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUSHVILLE 548 AM MST THU FEB 5 2004 .NOW... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS SHERIDAN COUNTY. HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY. THE SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AS ENERGY LIFTS NORTHWEST. $$ NEZ005>010-025>029-037-094-051400- BLAINE-BOYD-BROWN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARFIELD-HOLT-KEYA PAHA-LOGAN-LOUP- ROCK-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BARTLETT...BASSETT... BREWSTER...BURWELL...BUTTE...MERRIMAN...ONEILL...SPRINGVIEW... STAPLETON...TAYLOR...THEDFORD...VALENTINE 648 AM CST (548 AM MST) THU FEB 5 2004 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING. AN ENHANCED AREA OF SNOWFALL WILL GENERATE SNOWFALL RATES TO A HALF INCH FROM NEAR BARTLETT...NORTHWEST TO A AINSWORTH TO STUART LINE. OTHERWISE HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM A TRACE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS LIKELY. $$ KECK