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FXUS63 KLBF 062314
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
514 PM CST Thu Nov 6 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Fire weather concerns will continue Friday with elevated
  conditions.

- There is a chance for precipitation across far northern
  Nebraska Friday night into Saturday. Much colder temperatures
  are expected Saturday into Sunday with a gradual warm up
  beginning Monday.

- Windy conditions Saturday at 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 mph.
  Elevated fire conditions as well.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 209 PM CST Thu Nov 6 2025

Tonight, a weak cold front will move through. Temperatures will be
mild with light west northwest winds and mainly clear skies. Lows
will be in the lower to middle 30s west to the low 40s northeast.

Friday, a weak upper level disturbance, will track from eastern
North Dakota into Minnesota Friday. This will force a cold front
into northeastern South Dakota and southern Minnesota. Slightly
cooler air will be in place across the forecast area for Friday with
H85 temps ranging from 5C in the northeast to 11C in the southwest.
Highs from near 60 to the low 60s with mainly sunny skies.

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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 209 PM CST Thu Nov 6 2025

A clipper system, will track southeast Friday night across the
Dakotas, and Saturday into northeastern Nebraska, southern Minnesota
and Iowa. The threat for light precipitation has increased over
northern portions of the forecast area. The latest NBM has QPFs up
to a tenth of an inch later Friday night into Saturday morning over
the northeastern forecast area (mostly Boyd and northern Holt
County), with 40 to 50 POPs. Some 20 to 34 POPs Friday night further
west across northern Nebraska. As for precipitation type, most of
the precipitation is shown to fall behind the cold front, with
Bufkit soundings indicating H85 temperatures near 0C, then warming
toward the surface. Dewpoints also in the mid 30s. Rain is the
predominant precip type, though a mix of snow still possible in the
far northeast. If the airmass trends slightly colder, or the track
of the system is slightly further south, then a brief period of
light snow is possible. POPS may also be needed Saturday afternoon
across the northeast as the main upper trough axis moves through.
Strong northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph are likely
on Saturday. Elevated fire weather conditions Saturday as well, due
to the strong winds and dry grass fuels.

In the wake of the exiting system, cold air will drop south into the
area Saturday night into Sunday as amplified northerly flow aloft
develops. Lows Saturday night mid to upper teens north central to
around 20 southwest. Could see wind chills into the upper single
digits north central later Saturday night into early Sunday morning
and again Sunday night. Highs Sunday will range from near 35
northeast to low to middle 40s in the southwest. The cold air will
be short lived as upper level ridging builds in from the western
U.S. Monday through Wednesday. Highs Monday will range from 47 to 60
with a return to 65 to 70 Tuesday, and upper 50s to low to mid 60s
Wednesday and Thursday.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 515 PM CST Thu Nov 6 2025

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through tomorrow evening
across western and north central Nebraska. Winds remain gusty
from the north through sunset, before weakening and becoming
light from the west overnight. Winds then increase from the
northwest again tomorrow afternoon, with gusts of 20 to 25kts
expected.

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

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...Brown

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