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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...
No significant fire weather concerns are expected.

NYZ201-180800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1003 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                              Tonight          Tue    Tue Night          Wed
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0           50
Min/Max Temp                       57           79           56           78
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           43          100           58
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  5        NW  5      Lgt/Var         W  6
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.18
Precip Duration                                                           10
Precip Begin                                                            6 AM
Precip End                                                              6 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            280         5660           80         3830
Transport Wind (kts)             N  6        NW  7        SW  6         W 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1680        39620          480        45960
Dispersion Index                    1           48            0           52
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-180800-
Southern Tier-
1003 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                              Tonight          Tue    Tue Night          Wed
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0           50
Min/Max Temp                       56           77           56           77
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           45          100           57
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  5        NW  5      Lgt/Var         W  6
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.09
Precip Duration                                                           11
Precip Begin                                                            6 AM
Precip End                                                        Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            220         6020           40         4590
Transport Wind (kts)            NW  6        NW  9         W  5         W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1320        54180          200        59670
Dispersion Index                    1           58            0           64
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.

WIND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light winds.
WIND THURSDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...Light winds.
WIND SATURDAY...Light winds.
WIND SUNDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest 5 to 10 mph.

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

$$