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
1003 AM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Showers will linger through the day today with a large trough
remaining over the region. High pressure will then build into
the region late tonight through Monday night, providing drier
weather for the second half of the weekend and into the start of
the new week. Showers and thunderstorms return for Tuesday.

NYZ201-262000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1003 AM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Sun
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy       Cloudy        Pcldy
Precip Type                   Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)                  70           50           50
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       60           38           59
Min/Max Humidity (%)               65          100           34
AM Wind (mph)               SW  6 G21                 NW 12 G23
PM Wind (mph)                W 13 G29     W 14 G29    NW 10 G22
Precip Amount                    0.18         0.08         0.04
Precip Duration                     9            7            3
Precip Begin                     6 AM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing         2 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           4110           70         5690
Transport Wind (kts)             W 32        NW 28        NW 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              131520         1960       136560
Dispersion Index                  132            2          137
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-262000-
Southern Tier-
1003 AM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Sun
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                   Showers         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  50            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       63           36           58
Min/Max Humidity (%)               60           99           31
AM Wind (mph)                W  7 G22                 NW 13 G25
PM Wind (mph)                W 14 G29     W 15 G28    NW 12 G25
Precip Amount                    0.12         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     3
Precip Begin                     6 AM
Precip End                       2 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           4790           70         6140
Transport Wind (kts)             W 30        NW 27        NW 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)              143700         1890       147360
Dispersion Index                  144            2          147
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

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

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

$$