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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A wave of low pressure will move over the eastern Great Lakes
tonight, followed by a strong cold front Wednesday morning,
generating periods of rain across the region. The rain will end from
north to south Wednesday afternoon, and may even mix in with a few
wet snowflakes before ending across higher terrain. An expansive
area of Canadian high pressure will then assure us of fair dry
weather Thursday and Friday, before a few showers return this
weekend. Temperatures remain chilly on Thursday, followed by day-to-
day warming with readings soaring to well above normal levels by the
second half of the weekend.

NYZ201-240800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                            Overnight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy       Mclear        Clear
Precip chc (%)                    100           80            0            0
Precip type                   Showers      Showers         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       38           47           23           50
AM Wind (mph)                                NW 10                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                                 N 11         N  6         N  6
Precip amount                    0.12         0.09         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                     5            5
Precip begin                     1 AM   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing         1 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           31           81           24
Haines Index                        3            3            4            5
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         5730           70         7010
Transport wind (kt)             SW 15         N 18         N 13        NW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1050       103140          910        49070
Dispersion Index                    1          103            1           49
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-240800-
Southern Tier-
133 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                            Overnight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy       Mclear        Clear
Precip chc (%)                     90           80            0            0
Precip type                   Showers      Showers         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       39           48           23           53
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  9                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                                 N 10         N  6        NE  5
Precip amount                    0.07         0.09         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                     4            7
Precip begin                     1 AM   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing         4 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           48           84           21
Haines Index                        3            3            4            5
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         4740           70         8120
Transport wind (kt)             SW 14         N 15         N 12         N  5
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 980        71100          840        40600
Dispersion Index                    1           71            1           41
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...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...South 5 to 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 10 mph.

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

$$