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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

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

NYZ201-172000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

                                Today      Tonight          Sat
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           90
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50
Max/Min Temp                       82           58           85
Min/Max Humidity (%)               31           91           57
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                  S  8 G23
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var    SW 11 G25
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.62
Precip Duration                                               7
Precip Begin                                               7 AM
Precip End                                           Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           6270          400         4580
Transport Wind (kts)            NW  9         S  8        SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               56430         3200        96180
Dispersion Index                   78            2           99
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-172000-
Southern Tier-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

                                Today      Tonight          Sat
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           90
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50
Max/Min Temp                       81           60           82
Min/Max Humidity (%)               35           92           59
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                 SW  7 G20
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var    SW 10 G22
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.46
Precip Duration                                               5
Precip Begin                                               6 AM
Precip End                                           Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           6560          360         4550
Transport Wind (kts)             W 10         W  4        SW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               65600         1440        91000
Dispersion Index                   70            1           97
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around
60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s.

WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...South around 10 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 10 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...West around 5 mph.

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

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