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FNUS51 KBUF 202334
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A trough will continue to produce scattered showers and windy
conditions across the area through this afternoon. A few of the
stronger showers may produce some small hail and graupel. High
pressure then builds in across the area tonight bringing mainly dry
weather that will last through the first part of the new work week.
Temperatures will be below average through Monday, before returning
to near normal levels by Tuesday.

NYZ201-210800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon
Cloud cover                    Mclear        Pcldy       Mclear       Mclear
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0            0
Precip type                      None         None         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       30           50           29           51
AM Wind (mph)                                 W  8                     NW  7
PM Wind (mph)                    W 10         W 12         W 12         W  9
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Max/Min Humidity (%)               96           35           90           26
Haines Index                        3            4            3            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         7990           70         6400
Transport wind (kt)              W 26         W 24         W 24         W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1820       191760         1680        83200
Dispersion Index                    2          192            2           83
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-210800-
Southern Tier-
733 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon
Cloud cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy       Mclear       Mclear
Precip chc (%)                      0            0            0            0
Precip type                      None         None         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       29           50           29           52
AM Wind (mph)                                 W  7                     NW  7
PM Wind (mph)                    W 10         W 12         W 10        NW  9
Precip amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Max/Min Humidity (%)               94           32           85           26
Haines Index                        3            4            3            4
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         8130           70         7030
Transport wind (kt)              W 18         W 20         W 17         W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1260       162600         1190        91390
Dispersion Index                    1          163            1           91
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain, cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.

WIND MONDAY NIGHT...South around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 15 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...South around 15 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...West around 10 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...North around 10 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southeast around 10 mph.

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

$$