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
433 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure across the western Great Lakes will ridge into our
region, resulting in mainly dry weather through Friday morning.
A series of fronts will slide across the Great Lakes Friday
night through Sunday bringing the next round of rain showers and
possibly a few rumbles of thunder.

NYZ201-020800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
433 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0            0
Precip type                      None         None         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       48           65           44           75
AM Wind (mph)                                 W  8                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                    S  5         W  9      Lgt/Var         E  6
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Max/Min Humidity (%)               96           45          100           38
Haines Index                        3            3            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         5300           70         5560
Transport wind (kt)             SW  8        NW 15        NW 10        SE 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 560        79500          700        61160
Dispersion Index                    1           80            1           61
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-020800-
Southern Tier-
433 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud cover                    Mclear       Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0            0
Precip type                      None         None         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       48           71           45           79
AM Wind (mph)                                 W  8                     SE  5
PM Wind (mph)                   SW  6        NW  9         N  5        SE  6
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Max/Min Humidity (%)               91           33          100           35
Haines Index                        4            4            4            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)                        5040           70         8180
Transport wind (kt)             SW 11        NW 15         N  9         S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0        75600          630        65440
Dispersion Index                    0           76            1           65
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southeast around 10 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...Southeast around 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...East 5 to 10 mph.

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

$$