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FNUS51 KBUF 181134
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Weak high pressure will support improved weather across the
western counties today...but showers will persist for areas east of
Lake Ontario. A wave of low pressure riding up along a slow moving
frontal boundary will then guarantee another unpleasant day across
all of the region for Friday in the form of widespread showers...if
not a few hours of steady rain. While fair dry weather will be
featured for the upcoming weekend...some nuisance showers will be
possible Saturday afternoon.

NYZ201-182000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     60           30           80
Precip type                   Showers      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       60           43           63
AM Wind (mph)                    S 10                     SE 11
PM Wind (mph)                    S  8         S  6         S 16
Precip amount                    0.12         0.01         0.10
Precip duration                     6            1            8
Precip begin                     6 AM   Continuing         8 AM
Precip end                 Continuing         8 PM   Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               64          100           52
Haines Index                        3            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           4200           70         6440
Transport wind (kt)             SW 16         S 11        SW 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               67200          770       173880
Dispersion Index                   67            1          174
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-182000-
Southern Tier-
733 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           80
Precip type                      None         None      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       62           44           62
AM Wind (mph)                   SW  7                      S 14
PM Wind (mph)                    W  8        SW  5        SW 16
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.07
Precip duration                                               7
Precip begin                                               7 AM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               55          100           55
Haines Index                        3            4            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           5400           70         5640
Transport wind (kt)              W 15        SW  7         W 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               81000          490       129720
Dispersion Index                   81            0          130
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
around 40.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs around 50.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...South around 10 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southwest around 15 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South 5 to 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Southwest 10 to 15 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
|* Insert outlook here *|

$$