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 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will build into the area today with a return to dry
weather and sunshine, with near average temperatures. Low pressure
will then cross the Great Lakes region Monday through Monday night,
producing a few rounds of showers, isolated thunderstorms, and gusty
winds. A few showers will linger east of Lake Ontario Tuesday,
otherwise mainly dry weather will return for the rest of the area
Tuesday through the middle of next week.

NYZ201-202000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
403 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           20
Max/Min Temp                       53           31           70
Min/Max Humidity (%)               28           98           28
AM Wind (mph)                   NW  8                     SE  7
PM Wind (mph)                   NW  7      Lgt/Var    SE 10 G22
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.11
Precip Duration                                               6
Precip Begin                                               7 AM
Precip End                                           Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           5200                      3340
Transport Wind (kts)            NW 10        NE  5         S 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               52000            0        80160
Dispersion Index                   52            0           80
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-202000-
Southern Tier-
403 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           20
Max/Min Temp                       56           36           71
Min/Max Humidity (%)               30           82           41
AM Wind (mph)                   NW  7                 SE  9 G23
PM Wind (mph)                    N  6      Lgt/Var     S 12 G25
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.12
Precip Duration                                               6
Precip Begin                                               6 AM
Precip End                                           Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           4580                      3610
Transport Wind (kts)             N  9        NE  7         S 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               41220            0        97470
Dispersion Index                   41            0           97
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.

WIND MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast around 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...East around 5 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...North 5 to 10 mph.

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

$$