895 FNUS53 KLBF 161859 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 159 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .DISCUSSION... Another hot and windy afternoon and evening today before showers and storms move through along a front tonight. Relative humidity will remain above 30 percent in most areas which should keep things below critical levels. There will be a pattern shift going into next week with cooler temperatures and a very good chance for wetting rain across the area on Tuesday and Wednesday. NEZ204-171215- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 1259 PM MDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....60-65. Max humidity........98 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. LAL.................4. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-10700 ft AGL until 0100, then 500-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Showers likely in the afternoon. Max temperature.....67-72. Min humidity........63 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1300-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Rain showers likely through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....52-57. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1200-2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....65-70. Min humidity........62 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1700-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ206-171215- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 159 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....65-70. Max humidity........94 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-10300 ft AGL until 0100, then 500-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Max temperature.....75-80. Min humidity........57 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................4 increasing to 5 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1000-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Rain showers likely through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....54-59. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1400-3600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....68-73. Min humidity........64 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4 decreasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1600-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ208-171215- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 159 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....65-70. Max humidity........99 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. LAL.................4. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-8600 ft AGL until 0100, then 400-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Max temperature.....72-77. Min humidity........63 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4 increasing to 5 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Rain showers likely through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....55-60. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1100-2300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....66-71. Min humidity........67 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1000-2400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. $$ NEZ209-171215- Loup Rivers Basin- 159 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....69-74. Max humidity........85 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-7700 ft AGL until 0100, then 400-2200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. Min humidity........52 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......700-7300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Rain showers likely through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....59-64. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 after midnight. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1500-4800 ft AGL until 0100, then 1100-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....70-75. Min humidity........65 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......900-4100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ210-171215- Frenchman Basin- 1259 PM MDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Min temperature.....65-70. Max humidity........87 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. LAL.................3. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1000-9800 ft AGL until 0100, then 800-5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 30 to 35 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....81-86. Min humidity........45 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1400-5700 ft AGL until 1300, then 4000-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....56-61. Max humidity........97 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1600-5700 ft AGL until 0100, then 1600-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....72-77. Min humidity........54 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......2300-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$ NEZ219-171215- Loess Plains- 159 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....68-73. Max humidity........82 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1000-8600 ft AGL until 0100, then 1000-3900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....85-90. Min humidity........44 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................3 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......1500-6200 ft AGL until 1300, then 3500-7900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....59-64. Max humidity........95 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph. LAL.................4. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1500-7600 ft AGL until 0100, then 1500-2000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 20 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the day. Max temperature.....74-79. Min humidity........52 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1900-4400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$