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FNUS51 KBUF 281505
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1004 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
DISCUSSION
COLD AIR FLOWING ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND
SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH TONIGHT, ALONG WITH
BRISK WINDS THAT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
LAKE SNOWS WILL WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS
TRANSIENT HIGH PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF
MAINLY DRY WEATHER ON SATURDAY, BEFORE ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
BRINGS A ROUND OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
NYZ201-282100-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1004 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 20 36
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 59 98 51
AM WIND (MPH) W 13 G29 W 7
PM WIND (MPH) W 14 G30 W 11 G27 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 6
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5060 4430
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 29 NW 22 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 146740 0 62020
DISPERSION INDEX 147 0 62
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-282100-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1004 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 21 35
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 52 96 47
AM WIND (MPH) W 14 G30 W 6
PM WIND (MPH) W 14 G30 W 12 G26 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 10 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5350 5240
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 32 NW 16 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 171200 0 57640
DISPERSION INDEX 171 0 58
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MONDAY
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS AROUND 30.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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