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FNUS51 KBUF 290604
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
104 AM EST SAT NOV 29 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-
104 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2025
OVERNIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 36 22 42
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 50 100 62
AM WIND (MPH) W 7 S 13 G30
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 13 G38
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.18
PRECIP DURATION 4 11
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 4650 3740
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 14 W 14 S 6 SW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 65100 0 82280
DISPERSION INDEX 0 65 0 82
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-290900-
SOUTHERN TIER-
104 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2025
OVERNIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 80 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 35 24 39
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 45 92 56
AM WIND (MPH) W 5 S 15 G29
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 14 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 12
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 5000 3950
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 13 W 11 SE 6 SW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 55000 0 114550
DISPERSION INDEX 0 55 0 115
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SUNDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN SHOWERS AND A
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS
AROUND 30.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 13. 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...WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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