FNUS51 KBUF 090204

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

1003 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



.DISCUSSION...

An area of low pressure aloft will bring cooler temperatures to the 

region through Friday, with periodic chances for showers mainly 

across the interior areas. Surface high pressure will bring warmer 

and drier weather this weekend. The spring warmth will be much more 

pronounced next week, albeit becoming much more unsettled.



NYZ201-090800-

Lake Ontario Plains-

1003 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



                              Tonight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                      None      Showers      Showers      Showers

Chance Precip (%)                   0           50           60           50

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       38           54           40           64

Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           47          100           40

AM Wind (mph)                                 N  5                     NW  6

PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         N  6         N  5         W  9

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.09         0.15         0.04

Precip Duration                                  5            7            2

Precip Begin                                  6 AM   Continuing   Continuing

Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing         2 PM

Mixing Height (ft-agl)             10         6210           20         6700

Transport Wind (kts)             N 10         N 12        NW 11         W 19

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 100        74520          220       127300

Dispersion Index                    0           75            0          127

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-090800-

Southern Tier-

1003 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



                              Tonight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy       Mclear

Precip Type                      None         None      Showers         None

Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           40            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       36           53           38           64

Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           50          100           32

AM Wind (mph)                                 N  6                     NW  7

PM Wind (mph)                   NE  6         N  9        NW  6        NW 10

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.05         0.00

Precip Duration                                               4             

Precip Begin                                               6 PM             

Precip End                                                 6 AM             

Mixing Height (ft-agl)             70         5970           20         6050

Transport Wind (kts)            NE 12         N 15        NW 12        NW 21

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 840        89550          240       127050

Dispersion Index                    1           90            0          127

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. 

.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. 

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the

lower 70s. 

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower

70s. 

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the

upper 50s. Highs around 70. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper

50s. Highs in the lower 70s. 



WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...North around 5 mph. 

WIND MONDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 

WIND TUESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.



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