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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure and a ridge building into the region will provide for
fair dry weather through tonight. A few rounds of showers and
thunderstorms are expected for portions of the holiday weekend,
including on Saturday and Monday. High pressure and a ridge will
quickly cross the region on Sunday, resulting in dry weather.
Showers and thunderstorms on Monday will linger into the middle of
the week. Above normal daytime temperatures through the holiday
weekend will cool to near or below normal by the middle of the new
week.

NYZ201-242000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Sat
Cloud cover                     Clear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           40
Precip type                      None         None        Tstms
Max/Min Temp                       75           47           80
AM Wind (mph)                    W  6                     SE  6
PM Wind (mph)                    W 10      Lgt/Var         S  6
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.11
Precip duration                                               4
Precip begin                                              12 PM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               31          100           39
Haines Index                        4            3            4
LAL                                 1            1            4
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           7440                      6500
Transport wind (kt)              W 21        NW  9        SW 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              156240            0        71500
Dispersion Index                  156            0           72
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-242000-
Southern Tier-
133 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Sat
Cloud cover                     Clear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0           50
Precip type                      None         None        Tstms
Max/Min Temp                       78           49           82
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                      S  6
PM Wind (mph)                    W  8      Lgt/Var        SW  8
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.23
Precip duration                                               5
Precip begin                                              11 AM
Precip end                                           Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               25           99           38
Haines Index                        4            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            4
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           8710                      8200
Transport wind (kt)              W 16        NW  7        SW 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              139360            0       139400
Dispersion Index                  139            0          139
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Occasional showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.

WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...North around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southeast around 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...West 5 to 10 mph.

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

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