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FXUS63 KLBF 301747
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1247 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Patchy fog across portions of the Sandhills this morning

- Scattered to widespread showers and even some thunderstorms
  Saturday through Sunday, with heavy rainfall possible

- Cool temperatures this weekend with highs only in the upper
  60s to low 70s

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 402 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

The main concern in the short term will be patchy fog in
the morning and the heavy rainfall potential today through
Sunday. Low level moisture and light winds tonight will lead to
patchy fog across parts of the Sandhills. A low will track
across Nebraska and lead to scattered to widespread showers and
thunderstorms on Saturday. Heavy rainfall will be possible,
especially east of HWY 83. Low stratus will also accompany
rainfall and keep skies cloudy and temperatures cool through the
day. Severe weather potential is not expected as rain cooled
air will keep instability negligible.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 402 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

As the low continues to slowly track east across the
region rainfall will continue to wrap around the low. Rain will
begin to diminish in the morning across western Nebraska with most
of the lingering rainfall throughout the day Sunday across the
eastern portion of the CWA, east of HWY 83. Rain is expected to come
to an end by Monday morning. Temperatures will briefly warm back
into the 80s on Tuesday. Another disturbance moves in late Tuesday
with temperatures dropping back into the upper 60s to low 70 along
with precipitation chances Wednesday morning.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1241 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Expansive low stratus will continue to hamper aviation
operations across west central Nebraska terminals.

A slow moving disturbance continues to promote areas of rain
along with low stratus. A clearing line has set up near a
OGA to GRN line but eastward progression of this remains
uncertain. For now, believe some improvement is likely at LBF
and have inserted high-end MVFR conditions for much of the
afternoon hours. Confidence is a little lower at VTN and though
some improvement appears possible, have maintained IFR for now
with possible amendments to come. A lengthy period of VCTS was
added to LBF as short term guidance hints at isolated convection
this afternoon but given sparse coverage of small cells,
uncertain if direct impacts occur.

Tonight, low stratus will redevelop coincident with fog. Expect
fairly widespread IFR/LIFR conditions once again with the
potential for dense fog affecting at least portions of the area.

&&

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

&&

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SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...NMJ

NWS LBF Office Area Forecast Discussion