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
404 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Lake effect snow will weaken southeast of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
through this morning. High pressure will cross the area and bring a
brief period of mainly dry weather today. Another area of low
pressure will bring a round of light rain and snow, along with
breezy to windy conditions later Saturday night and Sunday.

NYZ201-292100-
Lake Ontario Plains-
404 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Sun
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy       Cloudy
Precip Type                      None Snow Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)                   0           60           90
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       36           22           42
Min/Max Humidity (%)               50          100           62
AM Wind (mph)                    W  7                  S 13 G30
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var     S 13 G38
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.07         0.18
Precip Duration                                  4           11
Precip Begin                                  1 AM   Continuing
Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           4650                      3740
Transport Wind (kts)             W 14         S  6        SW 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               65100            0        82280
Dispersion Index                   65            0           82
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-292100-
Southern Tier-
404 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Sun
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None Snow Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)                   0           80           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       35           24           39
Min/Max Humidity (%)               45           92           56
AM Wind (mph)                    W  5                  S 15 G29
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var    SW 14 G31
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.07         0.09
Precip Duration                                  3           12
Precip Begin                                 12 AM   Continuing
Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           5000                      3950
Transport Wind (kts)             W 11        SE  6        SW 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               55000            0       114550
Dispersion Index                   55            0          115
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of snow showers, rain showers and a
chance of freezing rain. Lows in the lower 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of freezing rain. Highs
around 30.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows in the lower
20s. Highs in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows around
20. Highs in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
around 13. Highs in the upper 20s.

WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...South around 15 mph.
WIND MONDAY...West around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...West around 10 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...South 5 to 10 mph.

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

$$