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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
404 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...
An area of low pressure centered over the upper Mid-West/western
Great Lakes will slide east-northeast of the region today,
supporting a period of widespread rain. A strong cold front will
plow across the region Wednesday, ushering in gusty winds and
localized heavy lake effect snow east of the lakes Wednesday night
through the end of the week. After a brief break in active weather
Saturday, the next system will enter the region for the later half
of the weekend.

NYZ201-260900-
Lake Ontario Plains-
404 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                   Showers      Showers         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)                  90           80           80           50
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       40           58           29           40
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           64          100           55
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  5                 SW 18 G39
PM Wind (mph)                    S  5    SW 10 G39    SW 15 G38     W 19 G38
Precip Amount                    0.20         0.17         0.11         0.09
Precip Duration                     7            6           12           12
Precip Begin                     6 PM   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        3560          250         6010
Transport Wind (kts)             S 12        SW 17        SW 26         W 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0        60520         6500       192320
Dispersion Index                    0           61            6          192
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-260900-
Southern Tier-
404 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                   Showers      Showers Snow Showers         Snow
Chance Precip (%)                  90           70           40           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       42           58           26           37
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           54           95           47
AM Wind (mph)                                SW  6                  W 18 G36
PM Wind (mph)                    S  7    SW 11 G32    SW 16 G34     W 18 G36
Precip Amount                    0.12         0.08         0.04         0.14
Precip Duration                     8            7            6           12
Precip Begin                     6 PM   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        4550          120         5880
Transport Wind (kts)             S 14        SW 22        SW 26         W 31
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       100100         3120       182280
Dispersion Index                    0          100            3          182
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Lows in the upper
20s.
.FRIDAY...Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs around 40.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in
the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s.

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 15 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...West around 15 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...West around 15 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...South 5 to 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 5 mph.

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

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