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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Expansive Canadian based high pressure will provide another day of
dry weather today that will last through the bulk of tonight.
Unsettled weather will then return for Wednesday into Thursday as a
broad area of weakening low pressure passes by to our northwest.

NYZ201-162000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Wed
Cloud cover                     Clear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           50
Precip type                      None         None        Tstms
Max/Min Temp                       61           35           62
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                      E  7
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  7      Lgt/Var         E  8
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.09
Precip duration                                               7
Precip begin                                               9 AM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               28           96           39
Haines Index                        4            4            3
LAL                                 1            1            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           6560           80         3970
Transport wind (kt)             NW 13         N  6        SE 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               85280          480        67490
Dispersion Index                   85            0           67
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-162000-
Southern Tier-
133 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Wed
Cloud cover                    Mclear       Mclear        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           90
Precip type                      None         None        Tstms
Max/Min Temp                       64           38           63
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                     SE  7
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  7        NE  5        SE  9
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.17
Precip duration                                               8
Precip begin                                               8 AM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               26           92           52
Haines Index                        4            4            3
LAL                                 1            1            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           6540           50         2710
Transport wind (kt)             NW 12        NE  9        SE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               78480          450        43360
Dispersion Index                   78            0           43
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs around 50.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.

WIND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast around 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...East around 10 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...West 10 to 15 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...West around 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...South around 5 mph.

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

$$