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FNUS51 KBUF 221405
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1004 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...THEN WILL SLIDE
OFF TO OUR EAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING
TREND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH FAIR DRY
WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SLOWLY
CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WHILE BRINGING SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH MUCH COOLER AIR FOLLOWING IN ITS
WAKE BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT
RAIN MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NYZ201-222000-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1004 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 55 85
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 37 100 41
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 7100 6750
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NW 5 SW 5 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35500 0 101250
DISPERSION INDEX 36 0 101
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-222000-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1004 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 55 84
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 38 100 41
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6350 6790
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) N 3 NE 3 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 19050 0 108640
DISPERSION INDEX 19 0 109
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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