335  
FNUS71 KBUF 180239  
FWSBUF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AMAN RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
1039 PM EDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MUCH WARMER FRIDAY WITH HIGHS 65 TO 70. DRY WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING, WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  
SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH  
GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE  
FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE A BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW  
THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES SATURDAY.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
21 MPH.  
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
28 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 33 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 92 (GOOD).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).............47 53 64 73 78 79 60 50 43  
WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW  
TSTM COV............  
CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10  
TEMP................48 52 57 59 61 64 65 66 67  
RH..................51 48 43 42 42 38 40 42 42  
20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD......18 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 22  
20 FT WIND GUST.....22 24 25 25 26 28 28 26 26  
EYE LVL WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.....11 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.....17 18 19 19 19 21 21 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 23 28 30 31 32 33 32 31  
DISPERSION IDX......10 22 36 47 54 62 81 92 92  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 19 MPH.  
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
26 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH.  
DISPERSION INDEX....MIN 5 (POOR).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).............43 46 47 49 51 52 53 54 55 64 74 84  
WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV............  
CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 20 10 10 10 0 0 10 20 20 30 30  
TEMP................67 65 60 62 62 62 60 61 61 59 61 61  
RH..................42 46 60 58 58 60 64 62 65 69 65 65  
20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD......22 21 21 21 20 20 18 17 17 17 18 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.....26 25 23 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 23 23  
EYE LVL WND DIR.....S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.....13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11  
EYE LVL WND GST.....19 19 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT).......2.6 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.....26 22 18 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 18  
DISPERSION IDX......60 27 8 5 5 9 9 10 12 12 10 10  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE  
DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH BECOMING AROUND 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH.  
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST 22 TO 30  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 78 (GOOD).  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.14 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).............86 88 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89 89 89  
WEATHER COV.........CHC SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).....30 20 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70  
TEMP................61 62 63 64 66 67 68 68 69 68 67 66  
RH..................67 70 70 70 68 68 68 68 68 68 70 70  
20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD......18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.....23 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.....11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.....17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 18 20 23 26 30 30 30 28 26 24 22  
DISPERSION IDX......8 8 10 22 41 62 73 78 74 67 53 38  
 

 
 
FORECASTER...TMA  
REQUESTED BY...CASEY HOWARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510970.0/BUF  
.DELDT 04/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CASEY.HOWARD@USDA.GOV  
 
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