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FNUS51 KBUF 231014

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

514 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009



.DISCUSSION...



A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND 

INTO THE GREAT LAKES WILL RETREAT TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TODAY. A 

WEAK MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND 

PERHAPS A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A 

WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN TO MAINLY DRY 

WEATHER TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE 

GREAT LAKES LATER WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK 

BEFORE A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN AND POSSIBLY A CHANGE TOWARDS MORE 

WINTRY WEATHER BY NEXT WEEKEND.



NYZ001-002-010-011-232115-

NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-

514 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009



                                TODAY      TONIGHT          TUE

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY

PRECIP CHC (%)                      0            0            0

PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE

MAX/MIN TEMP                       55           35           51

AM WIND (MPH)                 LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR

PM WIND (MPH)                    E  8         E  8      LGT/VAR

PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.00         0.00

PRECIP DURATION                                                

PRECIP BEGIN                                                   

PRECIP END                                                     

MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               54          100           66

HAINES INDEX                        4            3            2

LAL                                 1            1            1

MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              3420          110         3070

TRANSPORT WIND (KT)              E  7         E  8        SE  4

VENT RATE (KT-FT)               23940          880        12280

DISPERSION INDEX                   24            1           12

REMARKS...NONE.



$$



NYZ012-019>021-085-232115-

WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-

514 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009



                                TODAY      TONIGHT          TUE

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY

PRECIP CHC (%)                      0           30           30

PRECIP TYPE                      NONE      SHOWERS      SHOWERS

MAX/MIN TEMP                       53           37           53

AM WIND (MPH)                   SE  9                   LGT/VAR

PM WIND (MPH)                   SE  7        SE  8      LGT/VAR

PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.01         0.02

PRECIP DURATION                                  1            1

PRECIP BEGIN                                  1 AM   CONTINUING

PRECIP END                              CONTINUING        11 AM

MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               54           94           66

HAINES INDEX                        4            3            2

LAL                                 1            1            1

MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              3410          130         3500

TRANSPORT WIND (KT)             SE  7        SE  9         S  6

VENT RATE (KT-FT)               23870         1170        21000

DISPERSION INDEX                   24            1           21

REMARKS...NONE.



$$



NYZ003>005-013-014-232115-

MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-

514 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009



                                TODAY      TONIGHT          TUE

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY

PRECIP CHC (%)                      0           30           30

PRECIP TYPE                      NONE      SHOWERS      SHOWERS

MAX/MIN TEMP                       53           33           52

AM WIND (MPH)                   SE  7                   LGT/VAR

PM WIND (MPH)                    E  8        SE  9      LGT/VAR

PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.01         0.03

PRECIP DURATION                                  1            1

PRECIP BEGIN                                  3 AM   CONTINUING

PRECIP END                              CONTINUING        11 AM

MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               57          100           68

HAINES INDEX                        4            4            3

LAL                                 1            1            1

MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              2860          130         4720

TRANSPORT WIND (KT)             SE  8         S  4        SE  5

VENT RATE (KT-FT)               22880          520        23600

DISPERSION INDEX                   23            1           24

REMARKS...NONE.



$$



NYZ006>008-232115-

OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-

514 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009



                                TODAY      TONIGHT          TUE

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY

PRECIP CHC (%)                      0           40           30

PRECIP TYPE                      NONE      SHOWERS      SHOWERS

MAX/MIN TEMP                       51           30           49

AM WIND (MPH)                   SE  9                   LGT/VAR

PM WIND (MPH)                   SE  7        SE 10      LGT/VAR

PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.00         0.02         0.03

PRECIP DURATION                                  1            2

PRECIP BEGIN                                  3 AM   CONTINUING

PRECIP END                              CONTINUING         2 PM

MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%)               55          100           66

HAINES INDEX                        4            3            3

LAL                                 1            1            1

MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)              2560          170         3640

TRANSPORT WIND (KT)              E  7        SE  5        SE  3

VENT RATE (KT-FT)               17920          850        10920

DISPERSION INDEX                   18            1           11

REMARKS...NONE.



$$



.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS

IN THE MID 50S. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. 

.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. 



WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. 

WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. 

WIND FRIDAY...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.



$$














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