995  
FXUS63 KLBF 110927  
AFDLBF  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
427 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY  
 
- ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SUNDAY  
 
- COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR  
MONDAY AND TUESDAY  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 425 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE  
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS INTO NORTH CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA. WAA STRENGTHENS AND TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 70S TO  
LOW 80S. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT  
AS THE LLJ STRENGTHENS, HOWEVER IT SHOULD MAINLY BE LIGHT SHOWERS  
WITH MINIMAL QPF EXPECTED.  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL START TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY LATE SUNDAY  
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA  
INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL WARM INTO THE 70S TO LOW 80S, WHILE  
AREAS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, GENERALLY NORTHWEST SANDHILLS WILL ONLY  
WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY WITH  
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH IN WESTERN  
NEBRASKA. THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED TO POTENTIALLY  
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AND WILL  
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR IF HEADLINES ARE NEEDED, BUT AT THIS  
TIME RFW CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED WITH MIN RH WILL BE AROUND 17 TO  
25 PERCENT ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL  
NEED FOR FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES ON SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES DIP INTO  
THE LOW 30S FOR SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE COLDER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 425 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025  
 
AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN  
COOL FOR MONDAY, THEN A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE  
LATE MONDAY WITH THE NEXT GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS MONDAY  
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE  
50S. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO DEVELOP MID-WEEK AND HIGHS  
WILL MODERATE BACK INTO THE 70S TO END THE WEEK.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1206 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025  
 
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY  
AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIDELY  
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE  
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA,  
AND SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA, THOUGH  
THESE SHOULD LEAD TO LIMITED IMPACTS TO AVIATION. HAVE INCLUDED  
A TEMPO FROM 07Z-09Z AT KLBF FOR -SHRA.  
 
WINDS OVERNIGHT REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO 15KTS. WINDS THEN  
STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY, WITH GUSTS TO 25KTS AT  
KLBF AND 30KTS AT KVTN.  
 
 
   
LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...GOMEZ  
LONG TERM...GOMEZ  
AVIATION...ROBERG  
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