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FNUS51 KBUF 221110
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
710 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure nosing northeast from the Ohio valley will supply us
with a nice start to the work week...guaranteeing ample sunshine
with the mercury rebounding some 5 to degrees higher than those from
Sunday. The fair dry weather will last through at least the first
half of Tuesday...then a slow moving cold front will produce a
general soaking...quarter to a half inch of rain Tuesday night into
Wednesday morning. Dry weather will return for Thursday and Friday.

NYZ201-222015-
Lake Ontario Plains-
710 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Tue
Cloud cover                    Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           30
Precip type                      None         None      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       54           33           66
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                      S 11
PM Wind (mph)                    W  7        SW  5        SW 15
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                               1
Precip begin                                               4 PM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               19           78           29
Haines Index                        5            5            4
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           7260           30         8210
Transport wind (kt)              W 13         S 10        SW 31
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               94380          300       254510
Dispersion Index                   94            0          255
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-222015-
Southern Tier-
710 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Tue
Cloud cover                     Clear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           30
Precip type                      None         None      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       54           33           64
AM Wind (mph)                   NW  5                      S 12
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  7      Lgt/Var        SW 16
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip duration                                               1
Precip begin                                               3 PM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               16           81           29
Haines Index                        5            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           8300                      7800
Transport wind (kt)             NW 14        SW  8        SW 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              116200            0       218400
Dispersion Index                  116            0          218
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and a chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid
40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...South around 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...South around 15 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation below normal.

$$