Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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FNUS51 KBUF 160844
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
444 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL BE OUR CONTROLLING WEATHER
FEATURE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...SO WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A
NICE STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE
NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE PERIOD.

NYZ001-002-010>012-085-162115-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE-
444 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          FRI
CLOUD COVER                    MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)                      0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP                       74           40           68
AM WIND (MPH)                   SW 10                   LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH)                    W 19        NW 11         N  5
PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               29           92           33
HAINES INDEX                        5            4            5
LAL                                 1            1            1
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              8330            0         4570
TRANSPORT WIND (KT)              W 27        NW 13         N  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)              224910            0        22850
DISPERSION INDEX                  225            0           23
REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ019>021-162115-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
444 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          FRI
CLOUD COVER                    MCLEAR       MCLEAR        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)                      0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP                       76           38           68
AM WIND (MPH)                    W  6                   LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH)                    W 17        NW 10         N  6
PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               26           91           29
HAINES INDEX                        5            5            5
LAL                                 1            1            1
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              8500            0         4990
TRANSPORT WIND (KT)              W 25        NW 14        NE  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)              212500            0        29940
DISPERSION INDEX                  213            0           30
REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-162115-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
444 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          FRI
CLOUD COVER                    MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)                      0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP                       76           41           68
AM WIND (MPH)                    W 10                     NW  5
PM WIND (MPH)                    W 19        NW 13         N  6
PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               26           88           32
HAINES INDEX                        5            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            1
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              8670          120         4890
TRANSPORT WIND (KT)              W 29        NW 22         N  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)              251430         2640        34230
DISPERSION INDEX                  251            3           34
REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NYZ006>008-162115-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
444 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          FRI
CLOUD COVER                    MCLEAR        PCLDY       MCLEAR
PRECIP CHC (%)                      0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP                       70           40           65
AM WIND (MPH)                    W 10                     NW  5
PM WIND (MPH)                    W 19        NW 11        NW  9
PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               30           90           35
HAINES INDEX                        4            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              8730           20         6500
TRANSPORT WIND (KT)              W 28        NW 14        NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)              244440          280        65000
DISPERSION INDEX                  244            0           65
REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.

$$

RSH





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