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
204 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will cross the eastern Great Lakes through the first
half of tonight with showers and scattered thunderstorms producing
widespread, beneficial rain. The widespread rain will end from west
to east overnight, but a few widely scattered lake effect rain
showers will continue through Friday southeast of the Lakes. The
coolest airmass since mid June will arrive Friday with temperatures
well below average. Mainly dry weather and a warming trend will then
arrive for the Labor Day weekend.

NYZ201-290800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
204 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025

                            Overnight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy       Mclear
Precip Type                   Showers         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  50            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       49           65           44           70
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           50          100           42
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  6                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                                NW  7      Lgt/Var         W  7
Precip Amount                    0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     2
Precip Begin                     2 AM
Precip End                       6 AM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        6110                      6610
Transport Wind (kts)            NW  9        NW 13        NW  8         W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0        79430            0        99150
Dispersion Index                    0           79            0           99
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-290800-
Southern Tier-
204 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025

                            Overnight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy       Mclear
Precip Type                   Showers         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  30            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       47           64           41           68
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           44          100           37
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  6                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                                NW  8      Lgt/Var        NW  6
Precip Amount                    0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     1
Precip Begin                     2 AM
Precip End                       4 AM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        6350                      7290
Transport Wind (kts)             W  9        NW 13        NW  7        NW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0        82550            0        87480
Dispersion Index                    0           83            0           87
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...Light winds.
WIND SUNDAY...Northeast around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Light winds.
WIND TUESDAY...Light winds.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...Southeast 5 to 10 mph.

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

$$