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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Dry and cool weather tonight into Thursday morning, before a cold
front drops southeast across the area bringing the next round of
rain showers and possibly few storms later Thursday and Thursday
night. Another shot of cooler air will move in behind the front
along with showery conditions to end the work week. A few showers
may linger into Saturday across eastern areas, otherwise high
pressure over the Upper Great Lakes will build east into the Lower
Great Lakes bringing gradually drier and warmer conditions in across
the area through the holiday weekend.

NYZ201-280800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1004 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                      None      Showers        Tstms      Showers
Chance Precip (%)                   0           60           90           50
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50            0
Min/Max Temp                       47           75           49           65
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           41          100           50
AM Wind (mph)                             S  8 G23                     NW  5
PM Wind (mph)                   SW  5    SW 11 G25        SW  7         W  7
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.18         0.40         0.04
Precip Duration                                  2           11            3
Precip Begin                                  1 PM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing         2 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        7190                      6350
Transport Wind (kts)            SW  9        SW 19         W 11        NW 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       136610            0        82550
Dispersion Index                    0          137            0           83
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-280800-
Southern Tier-
1004 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud Cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                      None      Showers        Tstms         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0           50           80            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           20            0
Min/Max Temp                       44           74           48           64
Max/Min Humidity (%)               93           33          100           43
AM Wind (mph)                                SW  8                     NW  5
PM Wind (mph)                    W  5    SW 10 G22        SW  7        NW  7
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.12         0.23         0.00
Precip Duration                                  1            7
Precip Begin                                  2 PM   Continuing
Precip End                              Continuing         5 AM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        8500                      6360
Transport Wind (kts)             W  8        SW 19        SW 14        NW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       161500            0        76320
Dispersion Index                    0          162            0           76
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 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...West 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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