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FNUS71 KBUF 171103
FWSBUF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SONYEA RX...NYS FOREST RANGERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
703 AM EDT THU APR 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER AND SUNSHINE TODAY.
IT WILL BE A COOL START, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING QUICKLY BY LATE
MORNING. EXPECT THE INVERSION TO BREAK AT AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING,
WITH IMPROVED MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSION FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON, WITH LOCALLY LOWER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLE IN OPEN EXPOSURES. LIGHT WEST WINDS THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 8 TO 12 MPH
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS, ESPECIALLY NEAR
RIDGETOPS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 66 (GOOD).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............3 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 3
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP................38 41 45 48 50 52 54 55 55
RH..................61 55 47 42 37 34 31 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR......W W NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....11 10 11 12 12 11 11 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.....W W NW NW NW W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.....8 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT).......2.3 3.7 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W NW NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 12
DISPERSION IDX......23 44 61 66 60 54 56 57 47
FORECASTER...APFFEL
REQUESTED BY...TIMOTHY CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510843.0/BUF
.DELDT 04/17/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TIMOTHY.CARPENTER@DEC.NY.GOV
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