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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

233 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-200800-

Lake Ontario Plains-

233 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



                            Overnight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                      None   Snow/fz Ra         None         None

Chance Precip (%)                   0          100            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       22           49           25           43

Max/Min Humidity (%)               99           74          100           50

AM Wind (mph)                                SE  6                   Lgt/Var

PM Wind (mph)                            SW  9 G23      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.49         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration                                  7                          

Precip Begin                                  8 AM                          

Precip End                                    6 PM                          

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            100         2250          180         3110

Transport Wind (kts)             S  4         S 18         N 11         W 12

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 400        40500         1980        37320

Dispersion Index                    0           56            2           42

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-200800-

Southern Tier-

233 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



                            Overnight          Fri    Fri Night          Sat

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                      None         Rain         None         None

Chance Precip (%)                   0           90            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       26           52           30           48

Max/Min Humidity (%)               98           63          100           41

AM Wind (mph)                             S  7 G24                   Lgt/Var

PM Wind (mph)                            SW 11 G25        NW  5      Lgt/Var

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.31         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration                                  6                          

Precip Begin                                  9 AM                          

Precip End                                    6 PM                          

Mixing Height (ft-agl)             80         2910           80         3690

Transport Wind (kts)            SW  5        SW 22        NW 10         W 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 400        64020          800        47970

Dispersion Index                    0           70            1           52

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in

the mid 30s. 

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Highs in the

upper 40s. 

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.

Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. 

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 40.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the

upper 30s. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.

Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. 



WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...North around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...East around 5 mph. 

WIND MONDAY...North 5 to 10 mph. 

WIND TUESDAY...Northwest around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...East 5 to 10 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.



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