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 Tue Apr 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will shift eastward today bringing partly to
mostly sunny, breezy and milder weather with temperatures rising
into the 60s with some upper 50s across the higher elevations. RH
values will lower to 25 to 35 percent during the afternoon hours
with southerly winds gusting to around 25 mph.

A period of rainfall is expected tonight through Wednesday and
may mix with or end as a brief period of snow across portions of
the Adirondacks and southern Greens before ending. Dry weather
then returns for Thursday and Friday with winds generally 5 to
15 mph both days.

NYZ206-232000-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      63 (+15)     38 (+11)     46
RH % (24H TREND)      30 (+6)      100 (+24)    46
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  8 G26                  W  8 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SW 13 G26    SW  9 G25    NW 12 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.12
PRECIP DURATION                    5            7
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    7740                      5140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     N 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     185760                    102800
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             90 Good      28 Fair      34 Fair
ADI late              130 Very Good12 Poor      81 Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            6
Max LVORI late        1            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-232000-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (+13)     40 (+10)     49
RH % (24H TREND)      27 (+7)      97 (+21)     51
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  6 G26                  SW  7 G26
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 12 G26     S 10 G31     NW 12 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.07
PRECIP DURATION                    2            7
PRECIP BEGIN                       9 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    7860                      4520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     N 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     180780                    85880
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            3            3
ADI early             69 Good      29 Fair      28 Fair
ADI late              123 Very Good14 Gen Poor  60 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            5
Max LVORI late        1            4            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-232000-
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 Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (+9)      41 (+9)      57
RH % (24H TREND)      30 (+4)      88 (+15)     56
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  5 G24                  SW  8 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 10 G24     S  9 G28     NW 13 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.04
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    7840                      5060
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     156800                    111320
LAL                   1            1            2
HAINES INDEX          5            3            3
ADI early             66 Good      27 Fair      56 Gen Good
ADI late              105 Very Good12 Poor      69 Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-232000-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (+10)     38 (+7)      52
RH % (24H TREND)      33 (+6)      94 (+24)     59
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  5 G26                  SW 10 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 11 G26     S 10 G28     NW 14 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.04
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6910                      4640
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     145110                    116000
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             65 Good      29 Fair      60 Gen Good
ADI late              108 Very Good12 Poor      70 Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-232000-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (+14)     40 (+11)     47
RH % (24H TREND)      26 (+5)      87 (+17)     58
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  6 G24                  S  8 G28
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 10 G24     S  9 G27     NW 11 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.15
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6420                      2800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      N 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     128400                    61600
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             98 Good      27 Fair      33 Fair
ADI late              107 Very Good13 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            3            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-232000-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (+14)     37 (+9)      47
RH % (24H TREND)      29 (+6)      89 (+17)     57
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  5 G19                  S  7 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  9 G19     S  8 G20     NW 10 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.12
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6710                      3010
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     127490                    60200
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             89 Good      13 Gen Poor  33 Fair
ADI late              108 Very Good12 Poor      57 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-232000-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      63 (+11)     38 (+10)     49
RH % (24H TREND)      27 (+7)      86 (+6)      55
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  9 G18     S  7 G19     NW  9 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6800                      3310
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     122400                    72820
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3
ADI early             82 Good      12 Poor      38 Fair
ADI late              122 Very Good11 Poor      65 Good
Max LVORI early       4            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-232000-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (+12)     39 (+10)     48
RH % (24H TREND)      27 (+3)      85 (+17)     61
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  5 G23                  S  9 G31
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 10 G23     S 10 G27     W 13 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.10
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6050                      3240
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     108900                    61560
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             75 Good      26 Fair      37 Fair
ADI late              92 Good      13 Gen Poor  61 Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            3            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-232000-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (+9)      39 (+9)      50
RH % (24H TREND)      30 (+4)      87 (+19)     66
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  5 G20                  SW  9 G31
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S 10 G20     S 10 G25     W 14 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.07
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6100                      4040
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      NW 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     103700                    96960
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             65 Good      25 Fair      37 Fair
ADI late              87 Good      12 Poor      71 Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            3            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-232000-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (+8)      39 (+8)      53
RH % (24H TREND)      32 (+6)      86 (+17)     63
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       S  5 G20                  SW  8 G28
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  9 G20     S  9 G24     W 13 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05
PRECIP DURATION                    0            4
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5830                      4380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      NW 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     87450                     113880
LAL                   1            1            2
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3
ADI early             63 Good      23 Fair      46 Gen Good
ADI late              88 Good      12 Poor      87 Good
Max LVORI early       3            2            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-232000-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
402 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (+5)      40 (+8)      57
RH % (24H TREND)      32 (+6)      85 (+13)     57
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SW  7 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  8 G19     S  8 G18     W 12 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05
PRECIP DURATION                                 2
PRECIP BEGIN                                    6 AM
PRECIP END                                      6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5610                      4730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      NW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     78540                     118250
LAL                   1            1            2
HAINES INDEX          5            3            3
ADI early             61 Good      12 Poor      50 Gen Good
ADI late              95 Good      10 Poor      112 Very Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Warmer. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

$$


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