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FNUS51 KBUF 182004
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
404 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
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT 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.
NYZ201-190800-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
404 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY 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 49 69 37 70
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 39 100 27
AM WIND (MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 4480 4760
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NW 7 N 9 NE 7 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 40320 0 38080
DISPERSION INDEX 0 40 0 38
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-190800-
SOUTHERN TIER-
404 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY 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 54 72 39 73
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 43 100 25
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 LGT/VAR E 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 4430 5020
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NW 6 N 9 N 7 E 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 39870 0 35140
DISPERSION INDEX 0 40 0 35
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. 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.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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