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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Weak low pressure tracking by to our west and north today will drag
a wavy cold front through the region tonight. While scattered
showers will be found ahead of this front today...heavier...more
widespread showers can be expected tonight. Areas east of Rochester
may experience some left over showers Thursday morning...otherwise
high pressure will build across the Lower Great Lakes to support
fair dry weather Thursday afternoon through at least Friday. Most...
if not all...of the significant rains from Helene should stay to
our south.

NYZ201-252000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Thu
Cloud cover                     Mcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     50           70           70
Precip type                     Tstms        Tstms      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       74           57           73
AM Wind (mph)                   SE 10                     SW  5
PM Wind (mph)                    S 10         S  9         W  6
Precip amount                    0.10         0.37         0.19
Precip duration                     4            9            4
Precip begin                     8 AM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing   Continuing         2 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               65          100           51
Haines Index                        2            2            4
LAL                                 3            3            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           3630                      5840
Transport wind (kt)              S 22         S 18         W 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               79860            0        70080
Dispersion Index                   80            0           70
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-252000-
Southern Tier-
133 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Thu
Cloud cover                     Mcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     50           60           40
Precip type                     Tstms        Tstms      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       70           59           73
AM Wind (mph)                    S 11                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                    S 11         S  9        NW  5
Precip amount                    0.06         0.22         0.09
Precip duration                     2            4            2
Precip begin                    12 PM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing   Continuing        12 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               60          100           56
Haines Index                        2            2            3
LAL                                 3            3            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           3390                      5470
Transport wind (kt)              S 21         S 13        NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               71190            0        43760
Dispersion Index                   71            0           44
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 70.

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

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

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