Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Showers will linger through tonight as an upper level low crosses
the eastern Great Lakes. Showers will continue through Sunday
morning east of Lake Ontario, and the higher terrain of the Tug Hill
Plateau and western Adirondacks will even change over to some wet
snow with a coating of slush on the grass. High pressure will then
build into the eastern Great Lakes with clearing skies from west to
east through the day Sunday. Dry weather will continue Monday along
with a warming trend to start the new work week.

NYZ201-270800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
403 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon
Cloud Cover                    Cloudy        Pcldy       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type                   Showers      Showers         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  60           50            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       37           60           35           67
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           29          100           23
AM Wind (mph)                            NW 13 G24                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                W 14 G30    NW 13 G23        NW  6      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.10         0.05         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     8            2
Precip Begin                     6 PM   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing        12 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)             70         6200                      5910
Transport Wind (kts)             W 27        NW 23        NW 12        SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1890       142600            0        41370
Dispersion Index                    2          143            0           41
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-270800-
Southern Tier-
403 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type                   Showers         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  40            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       36           58           34           69
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           28           94           18
AM Wind (mph)                            NW 14 G27                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                W 15 G28    NW 14 G27    NW  6 G20      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     2
Precip Begin                    10 PM
Precip End                       5 AM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)             70         6110                      6550
Transport Wind (kts)            NW 27        NW 21        NW 12         S  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1890       128310            0        58950
Dispersion Index                    2          128            0           59
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 50.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.

WIND MONDAY NIGHT...East around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...South around 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Northwest around 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...South 5 to 10 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...West 5 to 10 mph.

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

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