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

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions with gusty winds will persist through the
afternoon. Min RHs will fall below 30%. Wind gusts during the
afternoon hours will reach 30 to 35 mph. With fine fuels
continuing to dry out this afternoon, an SPS remains in effect
for all but far western NY.

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 rain later
this evening and overnight.

NYZ201-240800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy       Mclear        Clear
Precip chc (%)                    100           80            0            0
Precip type                   Showers      Showers         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       36           46           22           50
AM Wind (mph)                                NW 10                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 11         N 11         N  6         N  6
Precip amount                    0.27         0.09         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    12            5
Precip begin                     6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing         1 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           33           82           26
Haines Index                        3            3            4            5
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)                        5730           70         7010
Transport wind (kt)             SW 20         N 18         N 13        NW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0       103140          910        49070
Dispersion Index                    0          103            1           49
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-240800-
Southern Tier-
733 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy       Mclear        Clear
Precip chc (%)                    100           80            0            0
Precip type                   Showers      Showers         None         None
Min/Max Temp                       40           48           23           53
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  9                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                   SW 10         N 10         N  6        NE  5
Precip amount                    0.18         0.09         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    11            7
Precip begin                     6 PM   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing         4 PM
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           50           89           24
Haines Index                        3            3            4            5
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         4740           70         8120
Transport wind (kt)             SW 27         N 15         N 12         N  5
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1890        71100          840        40600
Dispersion Index                    2           71            1           41
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...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...South 5 to 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 10 mph.

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

$$