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FXUS63 KLBF 272346
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
546 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Critical fire weather conditions continue through early this
  evening

- High confidence in temperatures near normal Sunday and Monday
  before returning to above normal through Friday.

- Increased confidence in an active weather pattern with
  precipitation chances Sunday night through Wednesday.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 316 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

For the remainder of this afternoon into early into early this
evening a Red Flag Warning remains in places across fire weather
zones 204, 208 and 209, or portions of the western and north
central Nebraska. There is the potential for elevated to near-
critical fire weather conditions on Saturday across western
Nebraska, although RH values drop into the upper teens, winds
will remain light. For more information regarding fire weather
see the fire weather section below.

A backdoor cold front will move into the region overnight and
bring slightly cooler air. This will generally impact north
central Nebraska where highs tomorrow will only reach the low to
mid 40s and will see lows Saturday night drop into the teens.
On the south side of the front temperatures will still remain
mild and well above normal with highs in the 50s and 60s and
lows in the 20s.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 316 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

An active weather pattern through the extended period looks to take
shape starting Sunday as a negative PNA regime supports multiple
disturbances moving through the region. On Sunday, the strongest
forcing will remain mostly south of the region, keeping the bulk of
the precipitation south and east of our area. However, some light
snow is possible Sunday morning for areas mainly east of US-83, with
lingering chances through the day, before this system quickly
departs.

Another disturbance will move toward the region Sunday night into
Monday, bringing additional rain and snow chances through Monday
night. The main system will move into the region on Tuesday bringing
higher chances for precipitation across the area. A brief lull in
the active pattern is expected Wednesday through Thursday, before a
larger storm system approaches the region on Friday. This late-week
system looks to have a stronger connection to gulf moisture, which
would support an increased potential for widespread precipitation.
Stay tuned for future forecasts as guidance becomes clearer over the
next few days.

Highs Sunday and Monday will be cooler with temperatures mainly in
the 40s to low 50s across the area. Overnight lows will mainly be in
the 20s, supporting frozen precipitation (snow) before transitioning
to rain during the day. Warmer conditions will return Wednesday
through Friday, with highs in the 50s to low 60s.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 546 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the forecast period.
Winds will remain light, generally around 5 kts out of the south to
southeast tonight across the southern Sandhills into southwest
Nebraska. Across north-central Nebraska, winds will likely remain
light and more northeasterly around 5 kts. There is potential for
LLWS up to 35 kts near KLBF overnight. Some low-level clouds may
develop, particularly across northern Nebraska Saturday morning, but
should dissipate by the afternoon. Winds will shift to the northwest
to north direction across the region Saturday, around 5 to 10 kts
with gusts up to 20 kts possible.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening for
NEZ204-208-209.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Labenz
AVIATION...Brown/Labenz

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