FNUS51 KBUF 200204
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
No significant fire weather concerns are expected.

NYZ201-200800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
1004 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms      Showers         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  70           50            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)              50            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       52           65           39           60
Max/Min Humidity (%)               95           41           83           32
AM Wind (mph)                                 W  7                      N  5
PM Wind (mph)               SW  7 G23         W  9        NW  6         N  5
Precip Amount                    0.11         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     4            1                          
Precip Begin                     8 PM   Continuing                          
Precip End                 Continuing        10 AM                          
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            330         3930          400         5230
Transport Wind (kts)            SW 18         W 16        NW 10         N 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                5940        62880         4000        57530
Dispersion Index                    4           62            2           56
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-200800-
Southern Tier-
1004 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

                              Tonight          Wed    Wed Night          Thu
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms      Showers         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                  60           40            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)              20            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       53           70           38           61
Max/Min Humidity (%)               95           43           87           31
AM Wind (mph)                                NW  6                     NE  5
PM Wind (mph)               SW  8 G21        NW  7        NW  5        NE  5
Precip Amount                    0.11         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                     5            1                          
Precip Begin                     6 PM   Continuing                          
Precip End                 Continuing        10 AM                          
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            470         3480          480         4260
Transport Wind (kts)             W 14        NW 14         N  9        NE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                6580        48720         4320        51120
Dispersion Index                    4           55            3           52
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. 
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 60s. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. 

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...Light winds. 
WIND FRIDAY...East around 5 mph. 
WIND SATURDAY...East 5 to 10 mph. 
WIND SUNDAY...East around 10 mph. 
WIND MONDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 
WIND TUESDAY...North around 5 mph. 

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation below normal.

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