000 FNUS51 KBUF 181003 FWFBUF FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 503 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 .DISCUSSION... COLD AIR CROSSING LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS FOUND OVER THE FINGER LAKES REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... BEFORE A CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A GENERAL ONE TO TWO INCH SNOWFALL ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. NYZ001-002-010>012-085-182115- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- 503 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 80 30 40 PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 33 19 34 AM WIND (MPH) N 11 W 5 PM WIND (MPH) NW 12 NW 11 SW 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.06 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 7 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 3 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 58 100 52 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 7320 1960 6010 TRANSPORT WIND (KT) NW 16 NW 12 SW 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 117120 23520 48080 DISPERSION INDEX 117 24 48 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ019>021-182115- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- 503 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 60 40 30 PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 30 15 33 AM WIND (MPH) NW 10 W 5 PM WIND (MPH) NW 12 NW 11 SW 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.05 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 7 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 3 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 67 100 52 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 7390 640 5800 TRANSPORT WIND (KT) NW 18 NW 12 W 10 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 133020 7680 58000 DISPERSION INDEX 133 8 58 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-182115- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- 503 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 90 60 40 PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 35 20 34 AM WIND (MPH) N 10 NW 6 PM WIND (MPH) N 12 NW 9 W 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.39 0.13 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 9 7 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 63 100 50 HAINES INDEX 2 2 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 7700 1260 6740 TRANSPORT WIND (KT) N 15 NW 13 NW 13 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 115500 16380 87620 DISPERSION INDEX 116 16 88 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ006>008-182115- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 503 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 40 0 0 PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 35 14 33 AM WIND (MPH) N 11 NW 7 PM WIND (MPH) N 12 N 12 W 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM PRECIP END 3 PM MIN/MAX HUMIDITY (%) 46 100 53 HAINES INDEX 2 2 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 8170 1230 6700 TRANSPORT WIND (KT) N 17 N 13 N 12 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138890 15990 80400 DISPERSION INDEX 139 16 80 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OCCASIONAL SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY...OCCASIONAL SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 30. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. .MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WIND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. WIND THURSDAY...WEST AROUND 10 MPH. WIND FRIDAY...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND SATURDAY...WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL. $$