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FXUS63 KLBF 272059
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
359 PM CDT Sun May 27 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday night)
Issued at 253 PM CDT Sun May 27 2018

Latest satellite imagery shows swaths of dense cirrus overhead.
Regional radar display shows showers and thunderstorms starting to
develop in northeast CO. Latest water vapor imagery shows an
upper-level trough over the western CONUS with a closed low over
northern UT.

A weak impulse and associated vort lobe on the eastern periphery
of the upper-level trough will track northward across the central
High Plains late today and tonight providing broad ascent.
Meanwhile, lee-side trough sharpening in the Central High Plains
and will evolve eastward. Current thinking for location of initial
tstm development/tstms moving into the forecast area is over the
eastern Panhandle and far southwest NEB between 4-7 PM CDT.
Thereafter thunderstorms expected to affect portions of western
NEB through the evening hours. Some uncertainty in how far east
they will go. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms possible
nonetheless given the favorable parameter space. Ample
instability per ML and MU CAPEs and steep mid-level lapse rates
noted. Further, deep layer shear is favorable with effective shear
about 30-40 kts supportive of multicells and some supercells, and
given the wind profile anticipate storms to grow upscale and
congeal during the evening. Some uncertainty with respect to
coverage overnight given LLJ, but think isolated-scattered
coverage/activity possible.

Stronger mid-level disturbance approaches tomorrow with overall
little change in the forecast on Monday-Monday night. Early on,
isolated-scattered showers/storms and convective debris expected.
Moderate to high instability combines in the afternoon with
steepening mid-level lapse rates, especially over southwest NEB.
Moisture is favorable with increasing delivery and surface dew
points in the lower 60s. Guidance shows increasing precipitable
water values with percent of normal generally forecast 150% to
175%. Deep layer vertical wind shear increases to 20-40 kts across
the local forecast area, highest towards northeast CO and far
southwest NEB, supportive of multicells and some supercells.
Across western NE kinematic profiles support more so a threat for
a few tornadoes as well in the evening hours. Scattered strong to
severe storms are expected at this time. There is some risk for
heavy rainfall and localized/minor flooding, mainly Monday night.
This is attributable to the expected convective evolution with
possible regeneration and repeated rounds of storms, so-so storm
motion, and precipitable water.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 253 PM CDT Sun May 27 2018

Tuesday still remains uncertain with respect to thunderstorm
severity and coverage given dependence on Monday`s convection,
with at least isolated severe possible at this time. The upper
level trough will be lifting northeast in the Northern High Plains
Tuesday, crossing the Upper Missouri Valley Tuesday night/early
Wed morning. The thunderstorm threat shifts to the eastern half of
the local forecast area Tuesday.

Upstream upper-level ridge shifts eastward to the high plains and
builds Wednesday with an amplified large scale pattern expected.
The upper-level ridge continues to build across the Plains
Thursday with modest 500 ht rises forecast. An upper- level
trough moves onshore the West Coast Thursday. The upper-level
continues to be progged to eject to the Central Great Basin
Friday. Highs return to the upper 80s and lower 90s Thursday with
mid 90s forecast across portions of the area Friday. Next chance
for showers and thunderstorms appears in the afternoon and evening
Thursday and Friday, with Friday holding the best chances.

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.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon)
Issued at 1232 PM CDT Sun May 27 2018

VFR cigs/visby will continue through the evening across western
Nebraska, but southerly winds will remain breezy with gusts above
20 kts. Scattered thunderstorms develop in the panhandle late
afternoon or early evening and work east tonight. Coverage and
probability are in question for the main forecast terminals (LBF,
VTN), with higher confidence in TSRA to the west. As near surface
winds lighten tonight, low level wind shear is a concern. Cigs
gradually lower overnight but should remain VFR through Monday
morning.

&&

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

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SHORT TERM...ET
LONG TERM...ET
AVIATION...Snively

NWS LBF Office Area Forecast Discussion