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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Weak high pressure will provide much improved weather across the
western counties on Thursday...but showers will persist for areas
east of Lake Ontario. A wave of low pressure riding up along a slow
moving frontal boundary will then guarantee another unpleasant day
across all of the region for Friday in the form of widespread
showers...if not several hours of steady rain. While fair dry
weather will be featured for the upcoming weekend...some nuisance
showers will be possible Saturday afternoon.

NYZ201-180800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                            Overnight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     70           70           30           80
Precip type                   Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       46           61           43           62
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  9                     SE 11
PM Wind (mph)                                 S  8         S  6         S 16
Precip amount                    0.14         0.10         0.02         0.11
Precip duration                     3            7            1            6
Precip begin                     1 AM   Continuing   Continuing         8 AM
Precip end                 Continuing   Continuing         8 PM         6 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           63           96           48
Haines Index                        2            2            2            2
LAL                                 4            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         4890                      6040
Transport wind (kt)             SE 21         S 19         S 14        SW 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1470        92910            0       169120
Dispersion Index                    1           93            0          169
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-180800-
Southern Tier-
133 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                            Overnight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     60            0            0           80
Precip type                     Tstms         None         None      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       49           63           45           62
AM Wind (mph)                                SW  7                      S 12
PM Wind (mph)                                 W  7      Lgt/Var        SW 16
Precip amount                    0.05         0.00         0.00         0.11
Precip duration                     2                                      5
Precip begin                     1 AM                                   7 AM
Precip end                       6 AM                                   6 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           53          100           51
Haines Index                        3            3            3            3
LAL                                 2            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         5630                      5500
Transport wind (kt)             SW 18        SW 15        SW 11         W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1260        84450            0       132000
Dispersion Index                    1           84            0          132
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 40.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.

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

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
|* Insert outlook here *|

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