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FNUS51 KBUF 172004
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
404 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING
THE CHANCE FOR A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS, HOWEVER MORE NOTABLE
WILL BE THE COOLER AIR MASS THAT PUSHES INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AS ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE
BULK OF THE WEEKEND.
NYZ201-180800-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
404 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 80 49 69
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 41 100 35
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5380 5500
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) SE 5 W 12 NW 8 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 64560 0 49500
DISPERSION INDEX 0 65 0 50
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-180800-
SOUTHERN TIER-
404 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
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 51 81 54 72
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 33 100 41
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6680 4630
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NE 4 NW 12 W 7 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 80160 0 46300
DISPERSION INDEX 0 80 0 46
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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