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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...
No significant fire weather concerns are expected.

NYZ201-190800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1004 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy       Mclear
Precip Type                      None        Tstms         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0           50            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0           50            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       56           78           53           77
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           53          100           35
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         W  6      Lgt/Var        NW  5
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.08         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                  4
Precip Begin                                  6 AM
Precip End                                    6 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            390         4130          360         6540
Transport Wind (kts)             W  6         W 11         W  6        NW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                2340        45430         2160        65400
Dispersion Index                    1           52            2           67
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-190800-
Southern Tier-
1004 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                      None        Tstms        Tstms         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0           60           40            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0           50           40            0
Min/Max Temp                       55           78           54           75
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           51          100           39
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         W  6      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.05         0.04         0.00
Precip Duration                                  3            1
Precip Begin                                  8 AM   Continuing
Precip End                              Continuing        11 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            390         5190          390         5890
Transport Wind (kts)             W  6         W 13        NW  5        NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                2340        67470         1950        47120
Dispersion Index                    1           66            1           56
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s.

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...Light winds.
WIND FRIDAY...Light winds.
WIND SATURDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...West 5 to 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 5 mph.

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

$$