Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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

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

NYZ201-250800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
433 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                              Tonight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0           40           40            0
Precip type                      None        Tstms      Showers         None
Min/Max Temp                       47           80           55           79
AM Wind (mph)                                SE  6                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         S  7      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount                    0.00         0.11         0.16         0.00
Precip duration                                  4            2
Precip begin                                 12 PM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing         5 AM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           40          100           38
Haines Index                        3            4            3            4
LAL                                 1            4            3            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)                        5750                      7220
Transport wind (kt)             NW  8        SW 10        SW  8        SE  5
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0        57500            0        36100
Dispersion Index                    0           58            0           36
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-250800-
Southern Tier-
433 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

                              Tonight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0           50           50            0
Precip type                      None        Tstms        Tstms         None
Min/Max Temp                       49           82           54           80
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  6                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var        SW  8      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount                    0.00         0.23         0.10         0.00
Precip duration                                  5            2
Precip begin                                 11 AM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing        11 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)               99           37          100           33
Haines Index                        4            3            3            4
LAL                                 1            4            3            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)                        7370                      6700
Transport wind (kt)             NW  6         W 16         W  9         S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       117920            0        53600
Dispersion Index                    0          118            0           54
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Occasional showers and a chance of thunderstorms. 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.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s.

WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...East around 10 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.
WIND FRIDAY...West around 5 mph.

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

$$