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FNUS71 KBUF 261154
FWSBUF
SPOT FORECAST FOR USDA BIG FLATS RX ASSIST...NYS FOREST RANGERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
754 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN NEW YORK WILL MOVE EAST TO NEW
ENGLAND TODAY PROVIDING A DRY AND MILD DAY. AFTER A CHILLY START,
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 60S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 40 TO 45 PERCENT THIS MORNING WILL DROP TO
MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WIND THIS
MORNING WILL TURN SOUTH BY MIDDAY AND THIS AFTERNOON AT SPEEDS
10 MPH OR LESS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 9
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 57 (AVERAGE).
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............0 1 1 2 4 11 13 17 4 4
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP................33 39 47 53 57 59 63 63 64 65
RH..................51 40 31 26 24 24 22 23 23 24
20 FT WIND DIR......E E E SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.....E E E SE SE SE S SE S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.....2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 1.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.1 6.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
DISPERSION IDX......4 12 19 26 33 39 44 48 57 53
HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...TMA
REQUESTED BY...TJ CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412549.0/BUF
.DELDT 04/26/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TIMOTHY.CARPENTER@DEC.NY.GOV
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