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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Albany NY
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Dry weather will continue into this weekend, with
temperatures trending to slightly above normal levels. A cold front
will bring a few showers to the region Sunday night and Monday,
mainly for areas along and north of Interstate 90.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
Red Flag Warning 7 AM until 6 PM Today for all of western New
England...

As of 350 AM EST, widespread high clouds continue across the
region, with temps ranging from the mid 20s to the lower/mid
30s.

High clouds will continue across the region this morning, then
should thin out for this afternoon. North to northwest winds
will increase slightly, especially across western New England
where some gusts up to 25 mph will be possible, particularly
across higher terrain.

Temperatures should be slightly warmer than Thursday, reaching
50-55 in valley areas from Albany south and east, and 45-50 to
the north/west, with mainly 40s across higher terrain areas.

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.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Fire Weather Watch in effect for 7 AM Saturday morning until 6
PM Saturday evening for portions of the Capital Region, eastern
Mohawk Valley, eastern Catskills, extreme northeast Schoharie
County, the mid Hudson Valley and Taconics...

Other than some passing high clouds across northern areas
tonight, mainly clear/sunny skies expected through Saturday
night. Clouds increase Sunday afternoon as a cold front
approaches from the northwest.

Winds will increase Saturday as pressure gradient tightens
between offshore storm system and high pressure across the Great
Lakes region. Northwest winds may gust up to 25-30 mph within
portions of the Mohawk Valley, Capital Region and Berkshires,
and 20-25 mph elsewhere late Saturday morning into the
afternoon.

Temperatures should drop rapidly after sunset for this evening
and again Saturday evening, with low temps reaching the
lower/mid 20s across the southern Adirondacks, upper Hudson
Valley and portions of western New England both Saturday and
Sunday morning, with mid 20s to around 30 elsewhere. Afternoon
high temperatures should reach the lower/mid 50s in valleys
Saturday (45-50 across higher elevations), warming slightly into
the mid/upper 50s Sunday (upper 40s to lower 50s across higher
terrain areas).

Clouds thicken Sunday night, with some spotty light rain showers
possible later at night ahead of approaching cold front, mainly
across the southern Adirondacks/southern VT. Lows mainly in the
30s.

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A cold front associated with a passing upper level shortwave trough
will cross the region early on Monday. Some lingering light rain
showers will be possible, mainly early in the day and for areas
north and west of Albany. Breezy conditions will develop in the wake
of the front. Highs Monday will reach the 50s to lower 60s except
upper 40s across the Adirondacks and southern Greens.

Upper level ridging and high pressure building into the region will
bring a return to drier weather Monday night into Wednesday.
Temperatures will continue to run a few degrees above normal. A
period of much needed rainfall is then looking more probable toward
the end of next week as a highly amplified upper level trough/low
slowly approaches from the west. There remains some uncertainty with
timing, storm track and how much rainfall occurs. Trends will
continue to be monitored over the next several days.

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.AVIATION /09Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Through 06z/Sat...VFR conditions will be in place through the
upcoming TAF period with just some high clouds around, gradually
decreasing in coverage Friday afternoon and evening. Calm winds
overnight will become northwesterly at around 10 kt later Friday
morning through Friday evening (except northeasterly at KGFL Friday
morning through the afternoon, then light and variable Friday
night).

Outlook...

Saturday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Sunday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Sunday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Monday: Moderate Operational Impact. Breezy. Scattered SHRA.
Monday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Tuesday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Red Flag warning for Today for southern Vermont, Berkshire
County MA and Litchfield County CT.

Fire Weather Watch for eastern NY on Saturday.

North to northwest winds will increase to 10-15 mph across
eastern NY this afternoon, with some locally higher gusts
possible. Gusts will be higher across western New England,
especially higher terrain areas where some gusts up to 25 mph
will be possible. Relative humidity will drop to 20-40 percent
this afternoon, lowest across higher terrain areas of western
New England.

RH recovers to 70-90% tonight, with north to northwest winds
5-15 mph, possibly becoming calm in some valley areas.

On Saturday, north to northwest winds will increase to 10-20 mph
with some gusts up to 30 mph possible, especially within
portions of the Mohawk Valley, Capital Region and Berkshires. RH
will drop to 20-40 percent in the afternoon, lowest across
portions of the mid Hudson Valley and NW CT. Additional fire
weather products may be needed across the region Saturday.

While a few light showers are possible Sunday night into
Monday, a widespread wetting rainfall is not expected through
at least early next week.

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.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Red Flag Warning from 7 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this
     evening for CTZ001-013.
NY...Fire Weather Watch from Saturday morning through Saturday
     afternoon for NYZ208-209.
MA...Red Flag Warning from 7 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this
     evening for MAZ001-025.
VT...Red Flag Warning from 7 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this
     evening for VTZ036>038.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...SND/KL
NEAR TERM...KL
SHORT TERM...KL
LONG TERM...Rathbun
AVIATION...Rathbun
FIRE WEATHER...SND/KL