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FNUS51 KBUF 181733
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
133 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Weak high pressure will support improved weather across the
western counties today...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 a few hours of steady rain. While fair dry weather will be
featured for the upcoming weekend...some nuisance showers will be
possible Saturday afternoon.

NYZ201-182000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
133 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     60           40           90
Precip type                   Showers      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       59           43           63
AM Wind (mph)                    S  9                     SE 11
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 10         S  6         S 15
Precip amount                    0.14         0.02         0.16
Precip duration                     7            2            8
Precip begin                     6 AM   Continuing         8 AM
Precip end                 Continuing         9 PM   Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               65          100           52
Haines Index                        3            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           4240           70         4170
Transport wind (kt)             SW 14         S 14        SW 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               59360          980       116760
Dispersion Index                   59            1          117
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-182000-
Southern Tier-
133 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     40            0           80
Precip type                   Showers         None      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       62           44           62
AM Wind (mph)                   SW  7                      S 14
PM Wind (mph)                    W  9        SW  5        SW 15
Precip amount                    0.04         0.00         0.12
Precip duration                     4                         6
Precip begin                     9 AM                     10 AM
Precip end                       6 PM                Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               57          100           56
Haines Index                        3            4            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           5450           70         4260
Transport wind (kt)              W 13         W  8        SW 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               70850          560        93720
Dispersion Index                   71            1           94
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

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

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

$$