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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1033 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A weakening cold front will bring some showers to parts of the
region this evening into tonight. Shower chances steadily decrease
later tonight into Saturday with just scattered showers
remaining, and some dry time built in. Another slow moving cold
front will pass across the area Saturday night through Sunday
bringing the next round of more widespread showers and possibly
a few rumbles of thunder. High pressure then returns Monday,
allowing for a dry start to the new work week.

NYZ201-040800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1033 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                              Tonight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy       Cloudy
Precip chc (%)                      0           30           50           70
Precip type                      None      Showers      Showers        Tstms
Min/Max Temp                       52           67           48           64
AM Wind (mph)                                SE  8                      S 13
PM Wind (mph)                    E  6        SE  9        SE 10         S 10
Precip amount                    0.00         0.01         0.11         0.30
Precip duration                                  2            2            9
Precip begin                                  6 AM         9 PM   Continuing
Precip end                                   12 PM   Continuing   Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)               98           45          100           67
Haines Index                        3            2            2            2
LAL                                 3            3            3            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         6010           70         3330
Transport wind (kt)             SE 12         S 18         S 20         S 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 840       108180         1400        76590
Dispersion Index                    1          108            1           77
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-040800-
Southern Tier-
1033 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                              Tonight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy       Cloudy
Precip chc (%)                     40           30           60           70
Precip type                   Showers      Showers        Tstms        Tstms
Min/Max Temp                       50           64           47           64
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  9                      S 17
PM Wind (mph)                   SE  7         S 11         S 14         S 14
Precip amount                    0.04         0.03         0.13         0.13
Precip duration                     4            2            5            8
Precip begin                     6 PM   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                 Continuing         1 PM   Continuing   Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           46          100           64
Haines Index                        3            2            2            2
LAL                                 4            3            3            3
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         4470          260         3370
Transport wind (kt)              S 13         S 24         S 27        SW 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 910       107280         7020        57290
Dispersion Index                    1          107            7           57
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 60s.

WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...South around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...Northeast around 10 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...South around 10 mph.

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

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