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FNUS51 KBUF 201505
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1004 AM EST THU NOV 20 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY, BEFORE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS
JAMES BAY BRINGING SOME LIGHT RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MILDER AIR OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL GIVE WAY TO MORE SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT, WITH HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDING ACROSS OUR
REGION THIS WEEKEND AND PROVIDING US WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER AND
CONTINUED SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
NYZ201-202100-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1004 AM EST THU NOV 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 27 52
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 49 100 63
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 6
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 3280 2990
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) S 5 SE 6 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 16400 0 44850
DISPERSION INDEX 16 0 45
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-202100-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1004 AM EST THU NOV 20 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 31 52
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 41 100 55
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6
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) 3560 3460
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) SW 6 S 6 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 21360 0 62280
DISPERSION INDEX 21 0 62
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS AROUND 50.
WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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