FNUS51 KBUF 090804

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

403 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



.DISCUSSION...

An area of low pressure along the east coast and a mid level trough 

slowly crossing the eastern Great Lakes will produce rain east of 

Lake Ontario today through early Saturday, with the western edge of 

the rain reaching into portions of the Finger Lakes later today 

through tonight. Meanwhile, Western NY will remain dry. High 

pressure will build east across the Great Lakes late Saturday 

through Sunday, with a return to dry weather areawide. Temperatures 

will remain cool today, then warm to near average for the weekend 

before much warmer air arrives by early next week.



NYZ201-092000-

Lake Ontario Plains-

403 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



                                Today      Tonight          Sat

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                   Showers         Rain         None

Chance Precip (%)                  50           70            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0

Max/Min Temp                       54           38           64

Min/Max Humidity (%)               47          100           36

AM Wind (mph)                    N  6                     NW  7

PM Wind (mph)                    N  7        NW  5         W 10

Precip Amount                    0.06         0.14         0.00

Precip Duration                     5           12             

Precip Begin                    10 AM   Continuing             

Precip End                 Continuing         6 AM             

Mixing Height (ft-agl)           5820           20         6440

Transport Wind (kts)             N 14        NW 13        NW 20

Vent Rate (kt-ft)               81480          260       128800

Dispersion Index                   81            0          129

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-092000-

Southern Tier-

403 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



                                Today      Tonight          Sat

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy       Mclear

Precip Type                      None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0

Max/Min Temp                       53           36           64

Min/Max Humidity (%)               50           96           27

AM Wind (mph)                    N  6                     NW  8

PM Wind (mph)                    N  9        NW  6        NW 11

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration                                                

Precip Begin                                                   

Precip End                                                     

Mixing Height (ft-agl)           5970           20         5970

Transport Wind (kts)             N 16        NW 13        NW 20

Vent Rate (kt-ft)               95520          260       119400

Dispersion Index                   96            0          119

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



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

.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. 

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

the lower 70s. 

.TUESDAY...Mostly 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 in the lower 70s. 

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

50s. Highs in the lower 70s. 



WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...West around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...North around 5 mph. 

WIND MONDAY...East around 5 mph. 

WIND TUESDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...East around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...East around 5 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.



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