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FNUS51 KBUF 220605
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
204 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DISCUSSION
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BREAK UP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS
AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER FRIDAY INTO THE START THE WEEKEND,
WITH A COLD FRONT BRINGING THE RETURN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MUCH COOLER AIR WILL ARRIVE TO START THE
NEW WORK WEEK IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS.
NYZ201-220800-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
204 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
OVERNIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 81 55 85
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 38 100 41
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 7100 6750
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) N 5 NW 5 SW 5 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 35500 0 101250
DISPERSION INDEX 0 36 0 101
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-220800-
SOUTHERN TIER-
204 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
OVERNIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 80 55 84
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 39 100 41
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6340 6920
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) N 5 N 3 NE 3 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 19020 0 103800
DISPERSION INDEX 0 19 0 104
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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