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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions with gusty winds are expected again today. Min
RHs will fall below 30%. Wind gusts during the midday and
afternoon will reach 30 to 35 mph. With fine fuels continuing to
dry out today, an SPS has been issued for the lake plains and
Southern Tier.

RH values will quickly recover late this afternoon and evening
though...as showers will develop ahead of a slow moving cold
front. The showers will transition into a widespread later this
evening and overnight.

NYZ201-232000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Wed
Cloud cover                     Pcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0          100           90
Precip type                      None      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       66           41           47
AM Wind (mph)                    S 10                     NW  9
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 15        SW 10         N 11
Precip amount                    0.00         0.31         0.15
Precip duration                                 11            5
Precip begin                                  6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing         2 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               25          100           42
Haines Index                        4            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           9160                      5610
Transport wind (kt)             SW 29        SW 18         N 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              265640            0       106590
Dispersion Index                  266            0          107
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-232000-
Southern Tier-
733 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Wed
Cloud cover                     Pcldy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0          100           80
Precip type                      None      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       66           41           47
AM Wind (mph)                    S 10                     NW 10
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 16        SW 10         N 10
Precip amount                    0.00         0.18         0.08
Precip duration                                 10            5
Precip begin                                  6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing         2 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               21          100           53
Haines Index                        4            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           8950           70         4580
Transport wind (kt)             SW 29        SW 18         N 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              259550         1260        73280
Dispersion Index                  260            1           73
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.

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

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

$$