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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure passing across the region will bring dry weather
tonight and Tuesday. Some unsettled weather will return by midweek
as a weakening area of broad low pressure moves into the Great Lakes.

NYZ201-160800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

                              Tonight          Tue    Tue Night          Wed
Cloud cover                    Mclear       Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0           50
Precip type                      None         None         None      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       34           59           33           61
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                      E  7
PM Wind (mph)                    W  7        NW  7      Lgt/Var         E  9
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip duration                                                            7
Precip begin                                                            8 AM
Precip end                                                        Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)               96           33           96           36
Haines Index                        3            4            4            3
LAL                                 1            1            1            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         7390           50         4570
Transport wind (kt)              W 19        NW 14         N  6         E 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1330       103460          300        73120
Dispersion Index                    1          103            0           73
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-160800-
Southern Tier-
733 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

                              Tonight          Tue    Tue Night          Wed
Cloud cover                    Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0           90
Precip type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Min/Max Temp                       36           63           36           61
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                     SE  7
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  6        NW  7        NE  5        SE 10
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.16
Precip duration                                                            9
Precip begin                                                            8 AM
Precip end                                                        Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)               92           23           82           50
Haines Index                        3            4            4            2
LAL                                 1            1            1            4
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             50         6610           70         3310
Transport wind (kt)             NW 10        NW 11        NE 10        SE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 500        72710          700        52960
Dispersion Index                    0           73            1           53
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.

WIND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast around 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...East around 15 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...South around 10 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...West 10 to 15 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...West around 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.

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

$$