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FNUS51 KBUF 180213
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1013 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DISCUSSION
NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED.
NYZ201-180800-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
1013 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 75 34 45
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 42 100 46
AM WIND (MPH) S 10 G25 W 8
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 13 G28 SW 10 G28 W 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.43 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 5
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 110 4620 460 6920
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) E 6 S 27 SW 18 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 660 124740 8280 159160
DISPERSION INDEX 0 139 7 160
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-180800-
SOUTHERN TIER-
1013 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 74 34 47
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 99 42 100 36
AM WIND (MPH) S 10 G25 NW 8 G20
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 13 G27 SW 9 G27 W 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.44 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 2 12 4
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 90 4470 420 8110
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) S 7 S 29 W 15 W 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 630 129630 6300 202750
DISPERSION INDEX 1 144 6 224
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND FRIDAY...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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