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FXUS63 KLBF 292313
AFDLBF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
513 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
- DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
ISSUED AT 302 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
CONUS WITH A RETURN TO MILD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. DID BUMP
HIGHS A FEW DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WHERE WAA SHOULD BRING
HIGHS INTO THE LOW 50S FOR TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE SOME ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA WITH MIN AROUND 25
TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 302 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXPANDS EASTWARD FOR WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS
REACHING THE UPPER 50S ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THE RIDGE
BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE THE RIDGE
BUILDS IN EASTWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS WITH GOOD WAA WILL SEE
UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND WESTERN
NEBRASKA. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY WITH MIN RH AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. WINDS HOWEVER WILL REMAIN LIGHT BOTH DAYS
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 515 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT
FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT, AT 5KTS OR LESS. WINDS THEN STRENGTHEN
FROM THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25KTS
EXPECTED.
LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...GOMEZ
LONG TERM...GOMEZ
AVIATION...BROWN
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