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FNUS51 KBUF 181805
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
204 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF TODAY. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA VERY LATE TODAY
AND TONIGHT WHILE GENERATING SOME SPRINKLES AND WIDELY SCATTERED
LIGHT SHOWERS. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND
AND BRING A RETURN TO DRY AND COOLER WEATHER. THE HIGH WILL THEN
SLIDE OFF THE EAST COAST SUNDAY...WITH A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OF
WARMER AIR ON ITS BACKSIDE OVERSPREADING OUR REGION THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
NYZ201-182000-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
204 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 49 69
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 41 100 39
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR N 5
PM WIND (MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5120 4480
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 11 NW 7 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56320 0 40320
DISPERSION INDEX 56 0 40
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-182000-
SOUTHERN TIER-
204 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 54 72
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 33 100 43
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6680 4280
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NW 11 NW 6 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73480 0 38520
DISPERSION INDEX 73 0 39
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 MID
70S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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