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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
232 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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

NYZ201-220800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
232 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                            Overnight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud Cover                    Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           60           80
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           20           50
Min/Max Temp                       53           83           57           75
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           39          100           57
AM Wind (mph)                                SE  5                      S  7
PM Wind (mph)                                 S  6        SE  5        SW  9
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.18         0.19
Precip Duration                                               7           11
Precip Begin                                               6 PM   Continuing
Precip End                                           Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            390         6640          420         6270
Transport Wind (kts)            SE  9         S 12         S 11         W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3510        79680         4620       100320
Dispersion Index                    3           89            3          104
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-220800-
Southern Tier-
232 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                            Overnight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud Cover                     Clear       Mclear        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           70           60
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50           50
Min/Max Temp                       52           81           55           72
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           48          100           56
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  5                     SW  6
PM Wind (mph)                                 S  6         S  5         W  9
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.21         0.12
Precip Duration                                               7            5
Precip Begin                                               6 PM   Continuing
Precip End                                           Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            410         6500          430         7550
Transport Wind (kts)             S  8         S 12         S 11         W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3280        78000         4730       128350
Dispersion Index                    2           85            4          119
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance
of waterspouts. Lows in the mid 50s. 
.MONDAY...Showers. A chance of waterspouts. Highs in the upper
60s. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of waterspouts through the
night. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the upper 70s. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. 

WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...South around 5 mph. 
WIND MONDAY...South around 10 mph. 
WIND TUESDAY...West 5 to 10 mph. 
WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 5 mph. 
WIND THURSDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 
WIND FRIDAY...South around 5 mph. 

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

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