Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1033 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure building into the region will provide us with fair
dry weather through Friday. On and off periods of showers and
thunderstorms are then expected through the long holiday weekend
with the most unsettled conditions expected Saturday and
Monday...though Sunday should feature mainly dry and pleasant
weather. Additional showers will then linger into Tuesday and
Wednesday.

NYZ201-240800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1033 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

                              Tonight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat
Cloud cover                     Clear       Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0           40
Precip type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Min/Max Temp                       52           77           49           79
AM Wind (mph)                                 W  7                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                   SW  5         W 10        NW  5      Lgt/Var
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip duration                                                            2
Precip begin                                                           11 AM
Precip end                                                        Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)               96           32           89           38
Haines Index                        4            3            3            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            4
Mixing height (ft-AGL)                        6250                      5580
Transport wind (kt)             SW 12         W 16        NW  8        SW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       100000            0        55800
Dispersion Index                    0          100            0           56
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-240800-
Southern Tier-
1033 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

                              Tonight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat
Cloud cover                    Mclear        Clear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0           60
Precip type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Min/Max Temp                       50           79           51           81
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                    W  5        NW  8      Lgt/Var        SW  6
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.11
Precip duration                                                            4
Precip begin                                                           10 AM
Precip end                                                        Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)               84           26           87           38
Haines Index                        4            4            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            4
Mixing height (ft-AGL)                        8340                      7520
Transport wind (kt)              W 11         W 12        NW  7        SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       100080            0        90240
Dispersion Index                    0          100            0           90
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

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

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

$$