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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
Issued by National Weather Service Cleveland OH
318 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

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

NYZ201-160815-
Lake Ontario Plains-
318 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                   Showers         None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                  30            0            0           50
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0           20
Min/Max Temp                       57           76           57           75
Max/Min Humidity (%)               91           62          100           64
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                    S  7      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.02         0.00         0.00         0.13
Precip Duration                     1                                      2
Precip Begin                    10 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End                       2 AM                                   6 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            280         2980          150         3520
Transport Wind (kts)             S 12        NW  7        NE  5        NW  6
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3360        20860          750        21120
Dispersion Index                    3           21            1           21
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-160815-
Southern Tier-
318 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms      Showers        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                  40           40           40           60
Chance of Thunder (%)              20            0           20           20
Min/Max Temp                       58           77           62           76
Max/Min Humidity (%)               94           64          100           71
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                S  9 G21      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.06         0.04         0.04         0.13
Precip Duration                     1            2            2            6
Precip Begin                     2 AM   Continuing        11 PM   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing         9 AM   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            280         3000           70         4480
Transport Wind (kts)             S 13        NW  7        NE  3        NW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3640        21000          210        31360
Dispersion Index                    4           21            0           31
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...Light winds.
WIND FRIDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Northeast around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Northeast around 5 mph.

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

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