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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Dry for most areas into the late morning today before showers
develop and move across the area ahead of and along a passing cold
front. Behind the passing cold front, most areas can expect some of
the coolest temperatures experienced since early June for Friday.
Mainly dry weather can be expected from later Friday afternoon
through the middle of next week with day-to-day warming starting
Saturday to at least near near normal for most areas; resulting in a
beautiful holiday weekend.

NYZ201-282000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1004 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms        Tstms      Showers
Chance Precip (%)                  50           80           30
Chance of Thunder (%)              20           50            0
Max/Min Temp                       76           48           65
Min/Max Humidity (%)               40          100           49
AM Wind (mph)               SW  9 G22                     NW  6
PM Wind (mph)               SW 12 G24    SW  7 G20        NW  7
Precip Amount                    0.17         0.38         0.03
Precip Duration                     1            6            2
Precip Begin                     1 PM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing         2 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           8180                      6250
Transport Wind (kts)            SW 20        SW 11         W 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              163600            0        75000
Dispersion Index                  164            0           75
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-282000-
Southern Tier-
1004 AM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                   Showers        Tstms         None
Chance Precip (%)                  40           80            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0           20            0
Max/Min Temp                       74           47           65
Min/Max Humidity (%)               34          100           44
AM Wind (mph)                   SW  8                     NW  6
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 12        SW  7        NW  7
Precip Amount                    0.11         0.22         0.00
Precip Duration                     1            5
Precip Begin                     2 PM   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing         6 AM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           9010                      6170
Transport Wind (kts)            SW 18        SW 12        NW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              162180            0        74040
Dispersion Index                  162            0           74
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...West around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...Northeast around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.

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

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