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FNUS51 KBUF 290305
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1004 PM 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
GUSTY 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, ALONG WITH BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
NYZ201-290900-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1004 PM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 90 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 36 21 42
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 51 100 65
AM WIND (MPH) W 7 S 13 G25
PM WIND (MPH) W 12 G28 W 5 LGT/VAR S 13 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.07 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 4 6 12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 4650 3720
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NW 22 W 14 S 7 SW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 65100 0 74400
DISPERSION INDEX 0 65 0 74
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-290900-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1004 PM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 35 24 40
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 97 44 93 57
AM WIND (MPH) W 6 S 15 G28
PM WIND (MPH) W 12 G27 LGT/VAR SE 5 SW 14 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.06 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 4 6 12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5000 3870
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 20 W 11 SE 7 SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 55000 0 92880
DISPERSION INDEX 0 55 0 93
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SUNDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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