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FNUS51 KBUF 210605
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
204 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
DISCUSSION
A NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, WITH OVERCAST
SKIES SLOWLY BREAKING FOR AFTERNOON SUNSHINE TO THE NORTH. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER TO START THE WEEKEND, WITH A COLD
FRONT BRINGING THE RETURN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. MUCH COOLER AIR BUILDS ACROSS OUR REGION TO
START THE NEW WORK WEEK WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS.
NYZ201-210800-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
204 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
OVERNIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 75 50 81
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 40 100 38
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6280 7210
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) E 8 NE 8 NE 5 NW 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 50240 0 43260
DISPERSION INDEX 0 50 0 43
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-210800-
SOUTHERN TIER-
204 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
OVERNIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 72 51 80
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 59 100 38
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 80 3860 6330
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) E 8 NE 8 NE 7 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 640 30880 0 31650
DISPERSION INDEX 1 31 0 32
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS.
WIND SATURDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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