Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Lake effect snow will continue to impact the Mohawk
Valley, Capital Region, northern Catskills, Taconics, southern
Vermont and the Berkshires into tonight before tapering overnight.
High pressure will bring cold and drier conditions for Saturday.
A low pressure system passing well west of the region will bring
snow mixed with rain for Sunday with another system bringing
potentially a widespread snowfall Tuesday into Tuesday night.

NYZ206-290945-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            60           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      17 (-7)      31 (+3)      15           35
RH % (24H Trend)      96 (+5)      56 (-18)     97           80
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W  8 G23                  SE 11 G29
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 12 G34     W  6 G23     Lgt/Var      S 10 G29
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.04         0.23
Precip Duration       2                         5            12
Precip Begin          6 PM                      1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            6 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4750                      3180
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      S 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  80750                     76320
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            7            7            6
Max LVORI late        6            4            7            6

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-290945-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            20           80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      20 (-9)      38 (+4)      19           40
RH % (24H Trend)      78 (+1)      43 (-16)     89           72
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W 11 G24                  S 11 G33
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 14 G35     W  9 G24     Lgt/Var      S 13 G33
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.19
Precip Duration       1                         0            11
Precip Begin          6 PM                      2 AM         Continuing
Precip End            2 AM                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4860                      3250
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      S 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  72900                     74750
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            4            6            6
Max LVORI late        4            3            6            7

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-290945-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      23 (-6)      39 (+2)      23           43
RH % (24H Trend)      83 (+10)     44 (-10)     84           66
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               NW 10 G25                 S 10 G34
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 14 G36     NW  8 G25    Lgt/Var      S 11 G34
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.13
Precip Duration       1                                      10
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5040                      3350
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     S 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  85680                     73700
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            4            5            5
Max LVORI late        4            3            4            6

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-290945-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      21 (-5)      36 (+3)      20           39
RH % (24H Trend)      83 (+5)      48 (-9)      79           67
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               NW 10 G27                 S 11 G34
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 16 G43     NW  6 G27    Lgt/Var      S 10 G34
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.17
Precip Duration       2                                      11
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4970                      3140
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     S 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  89460                     72220
ADI early             1 Very Poor  Very Poor    Very Poor    1 Very Poor
ADI late              1 Very Poor  Very Poor    1 Very Poor  Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            4            4            6
Max LVORI late        4            3            4            6

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-290945-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            20           80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      20 (-8)      36 (+3)      20           41
RH % (24H Trend)      81 (+2)      45 (-19)     84           68
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W 11 G25                  SE 10 G34
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 17 G39     W  9 G25     Lgt/Var      S 13 G34
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.21
Precip Duration       1                         0            10
Precip Begin          6 PM                      3 AM         Continuing
Precip End            12 AM                     Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4950                      2900
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 22                      S 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  94050                     60900
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            5            5            4
Max LVORI late        4            3            6            6

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-290945-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      19 (-8)      33 (+3)      18           38
RH % (24H Trend)      84 (+5)      49 (-21)     86           71
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W  9 G27                  SE  7 G28
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 13 G36     W  7 G27     Lgt/Var      S  8 G28
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.25
Precip Duration       1                                      10
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            12 AM                                  Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4860                      2840
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     S 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  102060                    51120
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            5            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            4            6            9

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-290945-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     10           0            0            80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      24 (-5)      38 (+3)      22           40
RH % (24H Trend)      73 (+1)      40 (-18)     82           71
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W  8 G25                  SE  5 G26
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W  9 G32     NW  6 G25    Lgt/Var      S  7 G26
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.22
Precip Duration       1                                      8
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   7 AM
Precip End            11 PM                                  Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5010                      2380
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 23                     S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  100200                    35700
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            4            4            6
Max LVORI late        4            3            5            8

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-290945-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      21 (-6)      35 (+2)      19           40
RH % (24H Trend)      84 (+9)      48 (-13)     84           68
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W 15 G31                  SE 11 G34
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 21 G42     W 10 G31     Lgt/Var      S 13 G34
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.18
Precip Duration       1                                      8
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            11 PM                                  Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4590                      2670
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     S 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  96390                     53400
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            5            5            5
Max LVORI late        5            3            5            7

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-290945-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow Showers None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      24 (-3)      37 (+2)      22           41
RH % (24H Trend)      83 (+9)      48 (-6)      85           66
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               NW 11 G28                 SE  9 G31
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 16 G40     NW  9 G28    Lgt/Var      S 11 G31
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.20
Precip Duration       1                                      8
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip End            10 PM                                  Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4590                      2640
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 23                     S 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  91800                     55440
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            5            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            3            5            8

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-290945-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      26 (-2)      39 (+2)      24           43
RH % (24H Trend)      77 (+5)      46 (-4)      80           65
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               NW 10 G24                 SE  7 G31
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 14 G35     NW  8 G24    Lgt/Var      S 10 G31
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.22
Precip Duration                                              6
Precip Begin                                                 6 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4740                      2620
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     S 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  85320                     52400
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            4            4            6
Max LVORI late        4            3            4            8

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-290945-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
305 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      27 (-2)      41 (+2)      25           46
RH % (24H Trend)      73 (+4)      43 (-5)      81           67
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               W 10 G23                  SE  8 G31
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W 15 G34     NW  8 G23    Lgt/Var      S 12 G31
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.23
Precip Duration                                              6
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4700                      2310
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  70500                     43890
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       3            4            4            6
Max LVORI late        4            2            4            8

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Windy. Snow showers or a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 25 to
30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Lows around 16. Highs
around 30. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Lows around 18.
Highs around 30. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 18.
Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows around 9.
Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

$$