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FNUS51 KBUF 212334
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A moisture starved cold front will cross the area tonight with one
more reinforcing shot of cooler air that will keep temperatures
below average through the start of the new work week, before warmer
weather returns for Tuesday. Otherwise, high pressure will build
across the area providing mainly dry weather through Tuesday, before
unsettled and much cooler weather returns by midweek.

NYZ201-220800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

                              Tonight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue
Cloud cover                     Pcldy       Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0            0
Precip type                      None         None         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       29           52           32           65
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  5                      S 11
PM Wind (mph)                    W  9         W  6         S  5        SW 14
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Max/Min Humidity (%)               92           21           85           30
Haines Index                        3            4            4            3
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         6780           70         9020
Transport wind (kt)              W 23         W 13         S 10        SW 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1610        88140          700       288640
Dispersion Index                    2           88            1          289
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-220800-
Southern Tier-
733 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

                              Tonight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue
Cloud cover                    Mclear       Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0            0
Precip type                      None         None         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       29           54           33           64
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  6                      S 12
PM Wind (mph)                    W  8        NW  7      Lgt/Var        SW 15
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Max/Min Humidity (%)               89           21           88           28
Haines Index                        3            4            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         7570           70         7800
Transport wind (kt)              W 15         W 13        SW  7        SW 30
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1050        98410          490       234000
Dispersion Index                    1           98            0          234
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

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

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

$$