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FXUS63 KLBF 072332
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
532 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2020

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday night)
Issued at 312 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2020

As an upper level ridge builds across the Rockies tonight,
temperatures aloft will rise across the area. This will also push
a stationary front northeast as a warm front overnight. Low
temperatures tonight however will be fairly cold in the mid to
upper teens with light and variable winds and partial clearing.

A strong warmup on Saturday across western Nebraska. Highs from 
the lower 50s southwest, and upper 40s western Sandhills to near 
40 northeast. Will see a breezy southerly wind by afternoon. 

A disturbance will move from Montana and Wyoming east across
primarily South Dakota. Northern Nebraska will primarily be
affected as a cold front sweeps southeast overnight. Northwest
winds to increase to 15 to 30 mph after midnight. A slight chance
for rain or snow in the evening as far south as I80, with light 
snow remaining possible after midnight across northern Nebraska. 
Only a dusting of snow possible across far northern Nebraska. 

.LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday)
Issued at 312 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2020

A lingering slight chance for light snow Sunday morning far
northern Nebraska. Much colder air on Sunday with 850mb 
temperatures as low as -10C in parts of north central Nebraska. 
Highs from upper 20s to near 30 north with lower to mid 30s 
south. Northerly winds of 20 to 35 mph with a few gusts to 40 mph 
expected. 

Dry conditions will prevail Sunday night through Tuesday night.
During this time, there will be a northern stream trough and cold
front moving through Monday night. This will have little effect 
on temperatures as highs both Monday and Tuesday will reach the 
low to mid 40s. 

Models continue to indicate somewhat unsettled weather Wednesday
through Friday. A weak disturbance in northwest flow will bring
mainly a slight chance for light snow Wednesday night into
Thursday, then mainly dry Thursday night Friday. By Friday, an
upper trough will amplify across the Great Basin with southwest 
flow occurring downstream across the Central Plains. This will 
bring a warmup back into the low to mid 40s and a return of 
southerly winds. 

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.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening)
Issued at 530 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2020

Improving CIGs will continue over the next few hours with VFR
ceilings expected across western Nebraska by later this evening.
Winds will remain light at less than 10 knots and ceilings then
above 10k feet AGL. 

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...Jurgensen