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FNUS51 KBUF 061404
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1003 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
DISCUSSION
ONE MORE DAY WITH AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORM POSSIBILITIES,
OTHERWISE AREAS OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO PINWHEEL ABOUT A SLOW-
MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AS IT SLOWLY
LUMBERS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY, BEFORE
PUSHING EAST INTO NEW ENGLAND BY MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN
SWING THROUGH OUR AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A COOLER SHOT OF AIR
FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRY TO
BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST, WHILE A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS
TO OUR SOUTHEAST BRINGING SOME UNCERTAINTY TO HOW FAST WESTERN AND
NORTH-CENTRAL NY WILL BEGIN TO DRY OUT.
NYZ201-062000-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1003 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 48 63
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 52 100 58
AM WIND (MPH) SE 7 SW 6
PM WIND (MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.65 0.22
PRECIP DURATION 6 11 9
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6230 4490
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) S 12 SW 9 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74760 0 71840
DISPERSION INDEX 75 0 72
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-062000-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1003 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 50 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 46 66
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 47 100 49
AM WIND (MPH) S 6 W 5
PM WIND (MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.35 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 8 5 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 8170 6010
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) S 12 SW 8 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98040 0 108180
DISPERSION INDEX 98 0 108
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WIND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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