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FNUS51 KBUF 201734
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1233 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024
DISCUSSION
A WEALTH OF CLOUDS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY RAIN FREE THROUGH AT LEAST
EARLY AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL THEN PUSH NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE REGION LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN A
MUCH NEEDED SOAKING RAIN. WHILE THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FOR PARTS OF
THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...A VERY LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL ROTATE MIXED
RAIN AND WET SNOW OVER OUR REGION FOR MUCH OF THURSDAY INTO THE START
OF THE WEEKEND.
NYZ201-202100-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1233 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 0 90 90
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 34 45
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) E 5 SE 8 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.41 0.31
PRECIP DURATION 11 12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 49 100 65
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
LAL 1 1 1
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 3210 4930
TRANSPORT WIND (KT) SE 9 E 13 N 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28890 0 39440
DISPERSION INDEX 29 0 39
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-202100-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1233 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 100 70
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN SNOW/RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 31 43
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
PM WIND (MPH) S 5 S 10 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.46 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 4
PRECIP BEGIN 5 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 63 100 62
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
LAL 1 1 1
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 4770 5890
TRANSPORT WIND (KT) S 10 S 15 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47700 0 47120
DISPERSION INDEX 48 0 47
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
FRIDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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