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 Thu Jul 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and more humid conditions are expected for
Independence Day today with some spotty showers or thunderstorms
around. With a frontal boundary around, the threat for a shower or
thunderstorm will linger into Friday, with continued warm and muggy
conditions.  Hot and humid conditions are expected on Saturday with
more thunderstorms around once again.

NYZ206-042000-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      82 (+2)      59 (-3)      86
RH % (24H TREND)      55 (+1)      99 (+4)      48
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6650                      6530
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      S  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     66500                     39180
LAL                   1            1            2
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
ADI early             34 Fair      5 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI late              66 Good      3 Very Poor  43 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       6            6            7
Max LVORI late        2            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-042000-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Showers      None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (+4)      62 (0)       89
RH % (24H TREND)      54 (+5)      100 (+18)    47
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            11 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    6610                      5740
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     52880                     22960
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
ADI early             22 Fair      5 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor
ADI late              46 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  31 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            6            7
Max LVORI late        3            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-042000-
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 Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      86 (+3)      65 (+3)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      63 (+18)     100 (+19)    53
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.14         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5140                      5070
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     S  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     30840                     20280
LAL                   3            3            3
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4
ADI early             24 Fair      3 Very Poor  11 Poor
ADI late              26 Fair      2 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            8            9
Max LVORI late        3            8            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-042000-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      83 (+5)      62 (+2)      85
RH % (24H TREND)      67 (+17)     100 (+14)    60
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.19         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         Continuing   8 AM
PRECIP END            Continuing   6 AM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4380                      4490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      S  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     26280                     22450
LAL                   3            3            3
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3
ADI early             22 Fair      3 Very Poor  12 Poor
ADI late              25 Fair      3 Very Poor  24 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            8            7
Max LVORI late        3            8            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-042000-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Showers      None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      83 (+3)      63 (+2)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (+16)     100 (+20)    48
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM
PRECIP END            1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4760                      5560
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      S  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     33320                     27800
LAL                   2            1            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4
ADI early             26 Fair      4 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI late              32 Fair      3 Very Poor  33 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            7            9
Max LVORI late        3            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-042000-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      81 (+3)      62 (+3)      85
RH % (24H TREND)      67 (+21)     100 (+16)    53
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1                         0
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM                      3 PM
PRECIP END            6 PM                      Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4760                      5580
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     38080                     27900
LAL                   2            2            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4
ADI early             34 Fair      4 Very Poor  23 Fair
ADI late              41 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  33 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            6            8
Max LVORI late        3            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-042000-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (+4)      64 (+5)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      64 (+20)     100 (+17)    52
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1                         0
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      3 PM
PRECIP END            6 PM                      Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4720                      5810
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     S  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     37760                     34860
LAL                   3            2            2
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4
ADI early             42 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI late              45 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  41 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            7            9
Max LVORI late        3            9            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-042000-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      83 (+4)      63 (+3)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      58 (+21)     99 (+24)     47
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       SW  5 G18                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.04         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4220                      5480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     33760                     32880
LAL                   2            2            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4
ADI early             30 Fair      5 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI late              31 Fair      3 Very Poor  32 Fair
Max LVORI early       3            6            6
Max LVORI late        3            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-042000-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (+4)      65 (+5)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      63 (+23)     100 (+21)    54
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       SW  5 G18                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.10         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3540                      4650
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     S  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     28320                     23250
LAL                   3            2            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3
ADI early             27 Fair      4 Very Poor  12 Poor
ADI late              28 Fair      2 Very Poor  30 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            9            9
Max LVORI late        3            9            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-042000-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      85 (+4)      66 (+6)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      64 (+21)     100 (+17)    59
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       SW  5 G18                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.12         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4120                      4440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     S  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     37080                     22200
LAL                   3            3            3
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3
ADI early             30 Fair      5 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor
ADI late              37 Fair      2 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            9            9
Max LVORI late        3            10           3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-042000-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
402 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      85 (+4)      66 (+6)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      66 (+24)     100 (+13)    68
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.12         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3980                      4140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SE  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     39800                     20700
LAL                   3            3            3
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3
ADI early             33 Fair      5 Very Poor  12 Poor
ADI late              44 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  24 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            8            9
Max LVORI late        3            10           4

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

$$