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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Expansive high pressure ridged across the area will keep dry weather
and light winds intact overnight. A southerly flow will
gradually pick up overnight, with breezy to windy conditions
developing on Tuesday, but also warmer temperatures. 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 rainfall with a quarter to a half inch of rain Tuesday
night into Wednesday morning. Dry weather will return for
Wednesday night through Friday, before chances for showers
return for the weekend.

NYZ201-230800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                            Overnight          Tue    Tue Night          Wed
Cloud cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0          100           90
Precip type                      None         None      Showers      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       34           66           41           47
AM Wind (mph)                                 S 10                     NW  9
PM Wind (mph)                                SW 15        SW  9         N 11
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.32         0.15
Precip duration                                              11            5
Precip begin                                               6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                                           Continuing         2 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)               88           26          100           42
Haines Index                        5            4            3            2
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         8210           70         4540
Transport wind (kt)              S 13        SW 31        SW 27         N 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 910       254510         1890        72640
Dispersion Index                    1          255            2           73
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-230800-
Southern Tier-
133 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                            Overnight          Tue    Tue Night          Wed
Cloud cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0          100           80
Precip type                      None         None      Showers      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       33           66           41           47
AM Wind (mph)                                 S 11                     NW 10
PM Wind (mph)                                SW 16        SW 10         N 11
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.18         0.09
Precip duration                                              10            5
Precip begin                                               6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                                           Continuing         2 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)               81           26          100           55
Haines Index                        4            4            3            2
LAL                                 1            1            1            2
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         7800           70         3750
Transport wind (kt)              S 12        SW 29        SW 20         N 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 840       226200         1400        52500
Dispersion Index                    1          226            1           52
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

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

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

$$