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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
232 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

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

NYZ201-180800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
232 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

                            Overnight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       56           88           62           86
Max/Min Humidity (%)               98           39           98           40
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  6                 SW  7 G23
PM Wind (mph)                            SW  8 G21      Lgt/Var    SW 10 G27
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                                             
Precip Begin                                                                
Precip End                                                                  
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            330         6770          300         4790
Transport Wind (kts)             S  8        SW 19        SW 13        SW 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                2640       128630         3900        86220
Dispersion Index                    2          137            3          104
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-180800-
Southern Tier-
232 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

                            Overnight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy       Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       61           89           65           87
Max/Min Humidity (%)               93           35           87           36
AM Wind (mph)                                SW  6                 SW  7 G22
PM Wind (mph)                                SW  8        SW  5    SW 11 G23
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                                             
Precip Begin                                                                
Precip End                                                                  
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            380         7370          390         5530
Transport Wind (kts)            SW 10        SW 19        SW 12        SW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3800       140030         4680       110600
Dispersion Index                    3          140            4          127
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 50s. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 60s. 

WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...South around 10 mph. 
WIND WEDNESDAY...Southwest around 10 mph. 
WIND THURSDAY...North around 5 mph. 
WIND FRIDAY...North around 5 mph. 
WIND SATURDAY...East around 5 mph. 
WIND SUNDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 

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

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