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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1033 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will build in from the northwest providing mainly dry
weather through most of the day today, before shower chances
increase toward the Pennsylvania state line late this afternoon.
This will be the start of an unsettled weather pattern that will
impact the region for the end of the work week into this
weekend as a series of low pressure systems cross the region.

NYZ201-092000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1033 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                      0           40           60
Precip type                      None      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       61           44           59
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                     NE  5
PM Wind (mph)                    N  7        NE  5        NE  5
Precip amount                    0.00         0.06         0.17
Precip duration                                  1            8
Precip begin                                  3 AM   Continuing
Precip end                              Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               45           97           52
Haines Index                        3            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           6020          110         6990
Transport wind (kt)              N  8        NE  9         E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               48160          990        69900
Dispersion Index                   48            1           70
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-092000-
Southern Tier-
1033 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy       Cloudy
Precip chc (%)                     30           60           70
Precip type                   Showers      Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp                       60           43           56
AM Wind (mph)                   NE  5                     NE  6
PM Wind (mph)                   NE  7        NE  6        NE  6
Precip amount                    0.01         0.33         0.38
Precip duration                     1            8           10
Precip begin                     4 PM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Min/Max Humidity (%)               45          100           55
Haines Index                        4            3            3
LAL                                 1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)           5330          130         7840
Transport wind (kt)             NE  8        NE  8         E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               42640         1040        86240
Dispersion Index                   43            1           86
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

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

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

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