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FNUS51 KBUF 302105
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
404 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.
NYZ201-010900-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
404 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 30 15 35
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 52 100 71
AM WIND (MPH) NW 8 LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) SW 14 G34 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.08 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 7 4 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 3730 2830
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) SW 21 NW 12 S 6 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 44760 0 22640
DISPERSION INDEX 0 45 0 23
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-010900-
SOUTHERN TIER-
404 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 29 18 33
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 98 45 100 63
AM WIND (MPH) NW 7 LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) SW 13 G33 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.12 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 5 5 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 4920 3190
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) SW 20 NW 14 SE 5 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 68880 0 38280
DISPERSION INDEX 0 69 0 38
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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