Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A warm front will bring some showers and isolated to scattered
thunderstorms this morning. A prefrontal disturbance and a cold
front will bring additional showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon and early evening with a few on the stronger side.
Seasonable temperatures return on Thursday, as clouds increase
and rain moves back in from the south in the afternoon ahead of
a warm front and a low pressure system in the Ohio Valley with
unsettled weather and cooler temps continuing into Friday.

NYZ206-090800-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            60           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      43 (-3)      61 (-5)      41           54
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+5)      51 (-4)      100          65
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    N  5                      E  6 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G32    Lgt/Var      NE  5        E  6 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.11         0.13
PRECIP DURATION       2                         5            9
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM                      6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            4 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5090                      3860
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  8                     E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  35630                     34740
LAL                   3            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            3
ADI early             34 Fair      34 Fair      9 Poor       32 Fair
ADI late              8 Poor       34 Fair      9 Poor       36 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            8            5            5
Max LVORI late        9            2            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-090800-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            50           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      45 (-2)      63 (-7)      43           58
RH % (24H TREND)      94 (+1)      52 (+2)      99           57
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    N  6 G18                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  9 G34     NE  6 G18    NE  6 G17    E  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.09         0.10
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            5
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM                      6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            3 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4590                      5560
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  41310                     50040
LAL                   2            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             35 Fair      39 Fair      11 Poor      31 Fair
ADI late              6 Very Poor  38 Fair      7 Poor       41 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            7            5            6
Max LVORI late        7            1            7            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-090800-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      48 (-2)      67 (-10)     44           54
RH % (24H TREND)      90 (-3)      51 (+6)      98           67
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    N  6 G17                  E  6 G20
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  9 G35    N  5 G17     NE  6 G19    E  6 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.18         0.23
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            9
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4660                      4710
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      E 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  32620                     51810
LAL                   2            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            3
ADI early             30 Fair      40 Fair      9 Poor       36 Fair
ADI late              8 Poor       36 Fair      11 Poor      38 Fair
Max LVORI early       3            6            5            4
Max LVORI late        6            2            5            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-090800-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      46 (-4)      65 (-9)      41           50
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (-6)      52 (+12)     100          76
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    N  6 G21                  E  8 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW 11 G34    Lgt/Var      E  6 G21     E  7 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.31         0.36
PRECIP DURATION                    1            11           12
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4010                      2640
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      E 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  24060                     29040
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            3
ADI early             35 Fair      30 Fair      10 Poor      31 Fair
ADI late              12 Poor      26 Fair      16 Gen Poor  33 Fair
Max LVORI early       3            6            5            4
Max LVORI late        7            2            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-090800-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            50           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      45 (-3)      62 (-6)      41           55
RH % (24H TREND)      96 (+12)     52 (-4)      94           55
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    N  6 G20                  E  8 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  9 G31     N  6 G20     E  6 G23     E  6 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.09         0.09
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM                      6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            6 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4150                      5150
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  33200                     66950
LAL                   2            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            3
ADI early             33 Fair      37 Fair      8 Poor       50 Gen Good
ADI late              12 Poor      36 Fair      12 Poor      63 Good
Max LVORI early       4            7            5            4
Max LVORI late        8            2            5            1

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-090800-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           60           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      44 (-1)      59 (-6)      39           52
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+8)      59 (-4)      100          60
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  6 G18                 E  6 G20
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 10 G28     N  5 G18     E  5 G19     E  6 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.01         0.13         0.11
PRECIP DURATION       1            0            3            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         3 PM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3760                      5120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      E 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  33840                     66560
LAL                   3            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            3
ADI early             35 Fair      40 Fair      10 Poor      50 Gen Good
ADI late              13 Gen Poor  38 Fair      9 Poor       62 Good
Max LVORI early       4            8            5            5
Max LVORI late        9            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-090800-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            50           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (+1)      62 (-2)      41           55
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (+1)      55 (-12)     98           54
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  6                     Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  6 G25     N  5         Lgt/Var      E  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.09         0.08
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM                      6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            1 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3940                      5520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  31520                     66240
LAL                   3            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             17 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good  8 Poor       49 Gen Good
ADI late              9 Poor       40 Fair      7 Poor       61 Good
Max LVORI early       4            6            5            6
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-090800-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           70           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-1)      63 (-7)      41           53
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (+6)      49 (-5)      92           53
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  8 G21                 E  9 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 12 G32     N  6 G21     E  6 G25     E  8 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.11         0.12
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            5
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 PM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3930                      4510
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  31440                     63140
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            3
ADI early             29 Fair      41 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  45 Gen Good
ADI late              14 Gen Poor  39 Fair      18 Gen Poor  61 Good
Max LVORI early       3            6            4            4
Max LVORI late        7            2            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-090800-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      49 (+2)      64 (-8)      41           52
RH % (24H TREND)      90 (-1)      51 (-2)      97           64
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  8 G19                 E  9 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW 11 G28    N  6 G19     E  6 G24     E  8 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.12         0.14
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            9
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4120                      4150
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  32960                     53950
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            3
ADI early             24 Fair      41 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  40 Fair
ADI late              16 Gen Poor  38 Fair      19 Gen Poor  55 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            6            5            4
Max LVORI late        7            2            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-090800-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      51 (+2)      67 (-7)      43           53
RH % (24H TREND)      88 (-5)      51 (-5)      97           72
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  7 G17                 NE  9 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  7 G24    N  5 G17     E  6 G20     NE  8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.13         0.14
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            9
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4510                      3270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  36080                     42510
LAL                   2            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            2            3
ADI early             11 Poor      43 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  37 Fair
ADI late              9 Poor       39 Fair      19 Gen Poor  49 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            6            5            4
Max LVORI late        6            2            5            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-090800-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           70           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+1)      69 (-8)      44           53
RH % (24H TREND)      86 (-8)      49 (-7)      95           73
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  6                     NE  8 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  5 G19    Lgt/Var      E  5 G18     NE  8 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.13         0.14
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            9
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4590                      2770
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  36720                     38780
LAL                   2            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            3
ADI early             12 Poor      44 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  44 Gen Good
ADI late              5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  47 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            6            5            4
Max LVORI late        6            2            5            4

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

$$