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FNUS51 KBUF 301804
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
104 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2025
DISCUSSION
A MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SNOW
FAVORED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND RAIN FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. IT WILL
BE VERY WINDY, ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE. COLDER AIR WILL
MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION TONIGHT, WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW AND MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE ONTARIO. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL END BY MONDAY MORNING AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA LATER MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY, WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND
DAILY SNOW CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
NYZ201-302100-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
104 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW/RAIN SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 20 30
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 55 100 52
AM WIND (MPH) S 13 G30 NW 8
PM WIND (MPH) S 15 G40 SW 14 G34 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.09 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 10 7
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 3300 3830
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) SW 21 SW 21 NW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69300 0 42130
DISPERSION INDEX 69 0 42
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-302100-
SOUTHERN TIER-
104 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW/FZ RA SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 18 29
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 52 98 45
AM WIND (MPH) S 14 G30 NW 7
PM WIND (MPH) SW 14 G36 SW 13 G33 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 5
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 3840 4370
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) SW 24 SW 20 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92160 0 39330
DISPERSION INDEX 92 0 39
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
MONDAY NIGHT
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
TUESDAY
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 30.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WIND MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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