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FXUS61 KALY 081753
AFDALY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Albany NY
153 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Continued trend of increasing wind gusts from tomorrow night
through Thursday.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Tranquil weather with near normal temperatures expected
through tonight.

2) Showers and possibly a few thunderstorms will become likely
Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday, but severe weather
and/or flooding is not likely.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

High pressure continues across the region through tonight. Low
temperatures tonight into tomorrow morning continue to be near
normal.

KEY MESSAGE 2...

Afternoon Update: The forecast remains on track for tomorrow night
into Thursday morning. Increased wind gusts to range between 15 to
30 mph for this timeframe as well as winds above the surface have
good potential to mix down and a breezy day is in store for
Thursday. See previous discussion below for more details.

Previous Discussion: After the recent stretch of dry weather,
unsettled conditions are expected to arrive Wed P.M into early
Thu as a progressive upper level trough and associated cold
front move across the region. Initially thhrough the day on Wed,
showers will be confined to areas north/west of Albany, closer
to where the better forcing will be. Elsewhere, clouds will
thicken and humidity levels will increase, as dewpoints rise
into the 60s.

Showers are expected to then spread south/east across the rest
of the area Wed night into early Thu A.M. as the cold front
moves east across the area. Due to increasing moisture (PWAT
anomalies rise to +1 to +3 STDEV) some embedded downpours will
likely occur. Due to the progressive movement of the system and
fairly strong winds aloft, flooding is not anticipated. Guidance
continues to indicate little instability with MUCAPE < 500 J/Kg
Wed evening/night for areas north/west of Albany. Will continue
to mention slight/low chance of thunder, but risk for severe
storms remains low. Due to strong flow aloft, SPC continues to
indicate a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms in the
Mohawk Valley and SW Adirondacks. This seems like a worst-case
scenario though due to limited instability along with
unfavorable time at night. NCAR AI NWP convective hazards
forecast continues to show very minimal probs for any severe
weather at < 5%. With strengthening SW winds aloft Wed into Wed
night (40-45 kt at 850 mb), occasional gusts of 20-30 mph will
occur in favored S-N oriented valleys and southern facing
slopes.

As the cold front pushes through mainly Thu morning, winds will
shift to the W-NW with more widespread gusts of 20-30 mph
expected in a developing deeper mixing environment with cold
advection commencing. It will still be warm due to the mixing,
although humidity levels will start to drop from NW to SE late
in the day. A few lingering showers may occur along the front,
especially south of Albany.

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.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Through 18Z Wednesday...mainly VFR conditions are expected
through the TAF period, despite occasional clouds with bases
generally 3500- 5000 FT AGL. A few sprinkles could develop after
16Z/Wed at KGFL and KALB, but are not expected to reduce
Vsbys/Cigs at this time. Given the expectation for more cloud
cover tonight, we are not expected as much ground fog to develop
compared to the last few nights.

West to northwest winds 5-10 KT this afternoon will become
north to northeast at similar speeds at KGFL and KALB by late
afternoon. Winds will become light/variable tonight, then
southeast to south and will increase to 8-12 KT by late
Wednesday morning.

Outlook...

Wed Night: High Operational Impact. Breezy. Definite SHRA...TSRA.
Thursday: Low Operational Impact. Breezy. NO SIG WX.
Thursday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Friday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Friday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Saturday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Saturday Night: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Sunday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA.

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.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...None.
MA...None.
VT...None.

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DISCUSSION...07/05
AVIATION...24