357  
FNUS73 KLBF 270047  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WTREX NIOBRARA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
747 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT THE NWS NORTH PLATTE OFFICE AT 308-532-0921 (OR  
AT 1-800-603-3562) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA WILL END THIS EVENING  
AND SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY OR CLOUDY OVERNIGHT  
AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY SATURDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD  
AGREEMENT MAINTAINING NORTH WINDS TONIGHT WHICH BECOME NORTHEAST  
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN  
SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA IS THE REASON FOR THIS.  
 
A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS EVENING WILL  
CAUSE THE NORTH WINDS TO REMAIN COOL AND MOIST ACROSS NORTHERN  
NEBRASKA THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR HUMIDITY BELOW 40  
PERCENT WILL BE MONDAY WITH FORECAST HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30  
PERCENT TUESDAY.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 21 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 94 96 95 95 94 94 95 95 94  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............45 45 48 51 52 53 54 54 55 54  
RH..............96 96 86 77 77 74 74 71 72 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 14 13 13 14 14 14 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 20 17 17 20 20 20 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 12 10 10 12 12 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 20 20 18 18 17 17 17 18  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........94 93 95 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
TEMP............54 53 49 47 46 45 44 44 43 42 41 40  
RH..............74 74 89 96 93 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 21 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 18  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 89 91 92 94 94 95 95 94 92 91 91  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
LAL.............3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
TEMP............40 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 46 46 46  
RH..............100 100 100 99 96 93 89 86 83 81 79 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 23 23  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...COLE  
REQUESTED BY...LYNDSEY LASCHECK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2412021.4/LBF  
.DELDT 04/26/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LYNDSEY.LASCHECK@TNC.ORG  
 
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