834 FNUS53 KLBF 290806 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 306 AM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .DISCUSSION... Cools temperatures, highs 10 to 15 degrees below seasonable normals, and unsettled conditions will prevail today. Increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon continuing into the evening with lower chances then after midnight. Isolated to scattered severe storms are possible late today and evening, mainly west of a line from Oconto to Valentine. A gradual warming and drying trend begins Monday and continues through Friday with dry conditions forecast Tuesday to Friday. Highs Friday are forecast in the mid 80s to lower 90s, a few degrees above seasonable normals. Humid afternoon conditions today will give way to afternoon humidity about 25-40 percent by Tuesday. NEZ204-300045- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 206 AM MDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Max temperature.....70-75. Min humidity........61 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......200-4100 ft AGL until 1300, then 2900-6300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....51-56. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the north up to 5 mph after midnight. LAL.................2. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......200-6100 ft AGL until 0100, then 100-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....72-77. Min humidity........40 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph. LAL.................2 decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-7000 ft AGL until 1300, then 7400-9200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. $$ NEZ206-300045- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 306 AM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....69-74. Min humidity........68 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-3300 ft AGL until 1300, then 3200-5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight. LAL.................2. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......100-4700 ft AGL until 0100, then 100-300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 5 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....73-78. Min humidity........46 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-7100 ft AGL until 1300, then 7600-8400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ208-300045- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 306 AM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....71-76. Min humidity........57 percent. 20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph. LAL.................2 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......200-5200 ft AGL until 1300, then 3600-7900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph shifting to the west up to 5 mph after midnight. LAL.................2. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......100-6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....Around 77. Min humidity........45 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........5 or moderate. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-7200 ft AGL until 1300, then 7700-9000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ209-300045- Loup Rivers Basin- 306 AM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....70-75. Min humidity........63 percent. 20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph. LAL.................2 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......200-4200 ft AGL until 1300, then 2200-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......100-4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....73-78. Min humidity........51 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-6700 ft AGL until 1300, then 6800-7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ210-300045- Frenchman Basin- 206 AM MDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 75. Min humidity........65 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......200-3900 ft AGL until 1300, then 2500-5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 57. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 after midnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......100-4000 ft AGL until 0100, then 100-300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 76. Min humidity........49 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-6400 ft AGL until 1300, then 7000-7700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 5 to 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ219-300045- Loess Plains- 306 AM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 74. Min humidity........67 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................2 increasing to 3 in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......300-3300 ft AGL until 1300, then 2800-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 57. Max humidity........100 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........3 or very low. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......100-4200 ft AGL until 0100, then 100-200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....Around 76. Min humidity........51 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph. LAL.................2. Haines Index........4 or low. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......100-6500 ft AGL until 1300, then 7500-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$