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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will move east across the area today, bringing another
round of gusty showers to the region. There will be one more round
of scattered showers Saturday afternoon, then dry weather will
return for Sunday. The weekend will be quite cool with a stretch of
below average temperatures.

NYZ201-192000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Sat
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                     80           60            0
Precip type                   Showers      Showers         None
Max/Min Temp                       62           37           51
AM Wind (mph)                   SE 10                      W  9
PM Wind (mph)                    S 14        SW 10         W 14
Precip amount                    0.11         0.05         0.00
Precip duration                     8            3
Precip begin                     8 AM   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing        11 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               56          100           41
Haines Index                        3            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           3580           70        10380
Transport wind (kt)             SW 24        SW 23         W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               85920         1610       249120
Dispersion Index                   86            2          249
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-192000-
Southern Tier-
733 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Sat
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip chc (%)                     70           40            0
Precip type                   Showers      Showers         None
Max/Min Temp                       61           35           51
AM Wind (mph)                    S 13                      W 11
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 14         W 10         W 15
Precip amount                    0.08         0.02         0.00
Precip duration                     7            1
Precip begin                     7 AM   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing        10 PM
Min/Max Humidity (%)               58           93           34
Haines Index                        3            3            4
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           3950           70         9800
Transport wind (kt)             SW 21        SW 20         W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               82950         1400       274400
Dispersion Index                   83            1          274
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

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

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
The 8 to 14 day outlook is temporarily unavailable.

$$