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FNUS51 KBUF 270904
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
404 AM EST THU NOV 27 2025
DISCUSSION
A COLD CYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES WILL SUPPORT LOCALLY
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WHICH LASTS THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY. LAKE SNOWS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER
BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM BRINGS WIND AND MIXED PRECIPITATION BY
SUNDAY.
NYZ201-272100-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
404 AM EST THU NOV 27 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 36
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 52 100 58
AM WIND (MPH) SW 16 G39 W 14 G31
PM WIND (MPH) SW 17 G37 SW 15 G34 W 14 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.18 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 12 12 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5590 220 5470
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 30 W 22 W 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 167700 4840 153160
DISPERSION INDEX 168 5 153
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-272100-
SOUTHERN TIER-
404 AM EST THU NOV 27 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 24 35
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 46 97 52
AM WIND (MPH) SW 17 G37 W 15 G32
PM WIND (MPH) W 16 G34 W 15 G34 W 14 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.18 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 12 12 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5620 10 6080
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 29 W 20 W 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 162980 200 206720
DISPERSION INDEX 163 0 207
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SUNDAY
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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