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FNUS51 KBUF 221805
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
204 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...THEN WILL SLIDE
OFF TO OUR EAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING
TREND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH FAIR DRY
WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SLOWLY
CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WHILE BRINGING SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH MUCH COOLER AIR FOLLOWING IN ITS
WAKE BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT
RAIN MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NYZ201-222000-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
204 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 55 85
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 37 100 40
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 7050 6720
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) N 4 SW 4 SW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28200 0 120960
DISPERSION INDEX 28 0 121
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-222000-
SOUTHERN TIER-
204 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 55 83
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 38 100 43
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6140 7030
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) N 3 NE 3 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18420 0 119510
DISPERSION INDEX 18 0 120
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY 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 AROUND 70.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 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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