Today: Sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA...

NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.

THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE IS AT FLOOD STAGE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

&&

NEC111-131332-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0006.121212T1332Z-121213T1800Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.121212T0245Z.121212T0400Z.121212T1800Z.NR/
732 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  6:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  THIS AFTERNOON.