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FNUS51 KBUF 230833
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
433 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure that supplied us with beautiful weather on Monday is
now drifting off the East coast. A strengthening southerly flow in
its wake will now transport milder air and increased moisture into
our region. This will lead to thickening clouds today with a slow
moving frontal system promising to generate a quarter to a half inch
of rain for us tonight into Wednesday morning. An expansive area of
Canadian high pressure will then assure us of fair dry weather
Thursday and Friday.

NYZ201-232000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
433 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Wed
Cloud cover                     Pcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0          100           90
Precip type                      None      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       66           41           47
AM Wind (mph)                    S 10                     NW  9
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 15        SW 10         N 11
Precip amount                    0.00         0.31         0.15
Precip duration                                 11            5
Precip begin                                  6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing         2 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               25          100           42
Haines Index                        4            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           9160           30         5610
Transport wind (kt)             SW 29        SW 19         N 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              265640          570       106590
Dispersion Index                  266            1          107
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-232000-
Southern Tier-
433 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Wed
Cloud cover                     Pcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0          100           80
Precip type                      None      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       66           41           47
AM Wind (mph)                    S 10                     NW 10
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 16        SW 10         N 10
Precip amount                    0.00         0.18         0.08
Precip duration                                 10            5
Precip begin                                  6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing         2 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               21          100           53
Haines Index                        4            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           8950           70         4580
Transport wind (kt)             SW 29        SW 18         N 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              259550         1260        68700
Dispersion Index                  260            1           69
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.

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.

$$