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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
433 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A warm front will move across the area this morning, with an area of
showers and a few thunderstorms crossing the area from southwest to
northeast. The showers will exit the eastern Lake Ontario region
this morning. Dry weather will then prevail most of the time for the
rest of today, although a few more showers and thunderstorms are
possible later in the afternoon and evening, especially east of Lake
Ontario. Unsettled weather will then last Thursday through the
weekend with a series of low pressure systems crossing the region.

NYZ201-082000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
433 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Thu
Cloud cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     50           30           30
Precip type                     Tstms        Tstms      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       73           46           62
AM Wind (mph)                   SW  9                     NE  5
PM Wind (mph)                    W 14        NW  8        NE  8
Precip amount                    0.13         0.03         0.01
Precip duration                     4            1            1
Precip begin                     6 AM   Continuing         5 PM
Precip end                 Continuing         9 PM   Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               37          100           48
Haines Index                        3            2            3
LAL                                 4            4            2
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           8300                      7150
Transport wind (kt)              W 28        NW 17        NE 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              232400            0        78650
Dispersion Index                  232            0           79
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-082000-
Southern Tier-
433 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Thu
Cloud cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           60
Precip type                      None         None      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       75           46           62
AM Wind (mph)                    W 12                     NE  6
PM Wind (mph)                    W 17         W 11        NE  8
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.07
Precip duration                                               3
Precip begin                                               1 PM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               25           97           50
Haines Index                        4            3            4
LAL                                 3            2            2
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           8760           20         5720
Transport wind (kt)              W 35         W 17        NE  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              306600          340        51480
Dispersion Index                  307            0           51
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...North around 10 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...North around 10 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...South around 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 10 mph.

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

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