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
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A coastal low pressure system will bring periods of rain
today into tonight with the rain becoming heavy at times in the late
morning through the afternoon. This rainfall may result in some
flooding of small streams, urban and low lying areas and minor river
flooding before tapering off on Saturday.  High pressure builds in
with drier and more seasonable temperatures for Mothers Day, as the
fair weather with moderating temperatures may last until Tuesday.

NYZ206-092000-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Rain         Rain         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      49 (-2)      39 (-2)      60
RH % (24H TREND)      80 (+6)      99 (0)       49
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  7 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  9 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.58         0.50         0.16
PRECIP DURATION       11           12           3
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2170                      5540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     19530                     127420
ADI early             16 Gen Poor  8 Poor       36 Fair
ADI late              21 Fair      8 Poor       103 Very Good
Max LVORI early       6            6            5
Max LVORI late        5            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-092000-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Rain         Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (-1)      42 (-1)      62
RH % (24H TREND)      78 (+7)      100 (0)      54
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       N  5 G18                  NW  8 G28
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NE  6 G18    NE  7 G20    NW 11 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.99         0.62         0.30
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           6
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2030                      4750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 14                     NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     24360                     85500
ADI early             16 Gen Poor  12 Poor      28 Fair
ADI late              22 Fair      8 Poor       56 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       6            5            6
Max LVORI late        5            7            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-092000-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (-12)     42 (-5)      64
RH % (24H TREND)      79 (+12)     98 (-1)      43
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  9 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NE  5        N  6 G18     NW 12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.25         0.47         0.13
PRECIP DURATION       12           9            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2270                      5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 14                     NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     27240                     135700
ADI early             16 Gen Poor  12 Poor      45 Gen Good
ADI late              21 Fair      10 Poor      107 Very Good
Max LVORI early       6            5            5
Max LVORI late        5            6            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-092000-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Rain         Tstms        Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (-12)     38 (-7)      62
RH % (24H TREND)      79 (+8)      97 (-2)      43
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  9 G31
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NE  5        N  5 G27     NW 11 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.44         0.46         0.08
PRECIP DURATION       12           9            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2250                      5230
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 14                     NW 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     27000                     141210
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  10 Poor      47 Gen Good
ADI late              20 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  113 Very Good
Max LVORI early       6            5            4
Max LVORI late        5            5            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-092000-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Rain         Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (-4)      42 (-4)      58
RH % (24H TREND)      71 (+3)      99 (-1)      61
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  7 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  6 G18     E  6 G21     NW 10 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.80         0.66         0.49
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           8
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2460                      3100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 18                      NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     39360                     49600
ADI early             25 Fair      16 Gen Poor  29 Fair
ADI late              36 Fair      8 Poor       36 Fair
Max LVORI early       7            5            6
Max LVORI late        4            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-092000-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Rain         Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      50 (-11)     41 (-5)      55
RH % (24H TREND)      79 (+7)      98 (-2)      67
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  6 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  5         E  5 G20     NW  9 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.88         0.78         0.47
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           7
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2300                      3450
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 17                      NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     34500                     79350
ADI early             21 Fair      12 Poor      36 Fair
ADI late              29 Fair      10 Poor      60 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       7            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-092000-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Rain         Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (-13)     44 (-3)      58
RH % (24H TREND)      74 (+5)      97 (-3)      60
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  5 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  8 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.71         0.81         0.47
PRECIP DURATION       11           12           6
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2230                      3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 13                      NW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     24530                     92500
ADI early             24 Fair      10 Poor      38 Fair
ADI late              29 Fair      5 Very Poor  85 Good
Max LVORI early       8            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-092000-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (-13)     43 (-5)      58
RH % (24H TREND)      70 (+8)      94 (-4)      60
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       E  5 G20                  NW 10 G34
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  8 G20     E  8 G24     NW 13 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.93         0.72         0.32
PRECIP DURATION       12           11           3
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2370                      3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 18                      NW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     37920                     67200
ADI early             26 Fair      21 Fair      36 Fair
ADI late              37 Fair      11 Poor      54 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       6            4            5
Max LVORI late        4            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-092000-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (-15)     43 (-5)      59
RH % (24H TREND)      76 (+13)     96 (-4)      57
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NE  5 G18                 NW  9 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  7 G18     NE  6 G20    NW 12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.98         0.58         0.22
PRECIP DURATION       12           8            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2150                      4220
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 20                      NW 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     36550                     101280
ADI early             25 Fair      19 Gen Poor  43 Gen Good
ADI late              37 Fair      10 Poor      89 Good
Max LVORI early       8            5            5
Max LVORI late        4            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-092000-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           40
TEMP (24H TREND)      56 (-17)     44 (-5)      60
RH % (24H TREND)      80 (+17)     99 (-1)      57
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NE  5                     NW  9 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  6         NE  6        NW 12 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.22         0.54         0.11
PRECIP DURATION       12           7            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2120                      4620
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 17                      NW 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     31800                     120120
ADI early             28 Fair      16 Gen Poor  49 Gen Good
ADI late              35 Fair      9 Poor       105 Very Good
Max LVORI early       7            6            5
Max LVORI late        4            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-092000-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
402 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (-15)     45 (-6)      64
RH % (24H TREND)      82 (+20)     98 (-2)      54
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       E  5 G18                  NW  9 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  7 G18     NE  6        NW 13 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.27         0.48         0.06
PRECIP DURATION       12           5            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    1870                      4910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 17                      NW 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     28050                     127660
ADI early             29 Fair      14 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good
ADI late              35 Fair      9 Poor       112 Very Good
Max LVORI early       6            6            5
Max LVORI late        4            6            2

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower
70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

$$