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 EST Fri Feb 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy and cooler today as skies turn cloudy ahead of
our next clipper arriving late this afternoon into this evening.
Expect light to moderate snow accumulations mainly north of
Interstate 90 while initial snow turns to rain elsewhere tonight. A
strong cold front then pushes through the region during the day
Saturday, ushering in colder and breezy conditions with additional
snow showers.

NYZ206-282100-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      33 (-4)      17 (-1)      34
RH % (24H TREND)      49 (-35)     100 (+3)     69
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  7 G27                 SW  6 G36
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W 10 G36
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.24         0.10
PRECIP DURATION                    11           6
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3820                      4910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 32
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     53480                     137480
ADI early             33 Fair      13 Gen Poor  92 Good
ADI late              39 Fair      14 Gen Poor  95 Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-282100-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (-2)      20 (-9)      40
RH % (24H TREND)      44 (-39)     100 (+4)     58
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W 10 G28                  SW  8 G39
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  7 G28     Lgt/Var      W 14 G39
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.05
PRECIP DURATION                    7            2
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4320                      5350
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     64800                     144450
ADI early             52 Gen Good  8 Poor       58 Gen Good
ADI late              61 Good      13 Gen Poor  87 Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            4
Max LVORI late        2            6            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-282100-
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 EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      41 (-4)      27 (-6)      47
RH % (24H TREND)      40 (-37)     93 (+1)      49
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W  9 G31                  SW  7 G41
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  7 G31     Lgt/Var      W 13 G41
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.04
PRECIP DURATION                    3            2
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5230                      6350
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     83680                     152400
ADI early             78 Good      11 Poor      77 Good
ADI late              77 Good      15 Gen Poor  86 Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            1

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-282100-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           40
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-6)      26 (-5)      42
RH % (24H TREND)      45 (-33)     88 (-3)      55
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  8 G32                 SW  7 G37
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  6 G32     Lgt/Var      W 10 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.04
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4800                      5670
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     86400                     141750
ADI early             71 Good      14 Gen Poor  82 Good
ADI late              77 Good      15 Gen Poor  84 Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-282100-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (-5)      21 (-9)      41
RH % (24H TREND)      49 (-30)     100 (+5)     65
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W 11 G32                  SW  8 G40
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  8 G32     Lgt/Var      W 13 G40
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.11
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            8 AM         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4400                      4490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     83600                     121230
ADI early             62 Good      12 Poor      47 Gen Good
ADI late              68 Good      19 Gen Poor  82 Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            3
Max LVORI late        2            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-282100-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      33 (-6)      19 (-10)     39
RH % (24H TREND)      53 (-27)     100 (+2)     67
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W  9 G33                  SW  5 G37
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  6 G33     Lgt/Var      W  9 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.18         0.09
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4710                      4380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 35
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     98910                     131400
ADI early             83 Good      8 Poor       54 Gen Good
ADI late              86 Good      13 Gen Poor  80 Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            4
Max LVORI late        2            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-282100-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           60           40
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-1)      24 (-8)      43
RH % (24H TREND)      45 (-37)     99 (+1)      62
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W  6 G31                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.04
PRECIP DURATION       0            5            2
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         7 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            8 AM         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4930                      4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      W 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     93670                     108000
ADI early             102 Very Good5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good
ADI late              107 Very Good9 Poor       77 Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            5
Max LVORI late        1            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-282100-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      34 (-7)      22 (-9)      41
RH % (24H TREND)      48 (-27)     97 (+6)      61
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W 14 G35                  SW  9 G43
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 10 G35     Lgt/Var      W 15 G43
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.07
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END            8 AM         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4080                      4030
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 32
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     93840                     112840
ADI early             65 Good      12 Poor      47 Gen Good
ADI late              63 Good      19 Gen Poor  79 Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            3
Max LVORI late        2            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-282100-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50
TEMP (24H TREND)      38 (-5)      26 (-6)      45
RH % (24H TREND)      44 (-37)     92 (-2)      60
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW 10 G33                 SW  7 G42
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  8 G33     Lgt/Var      W 12 G42
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.04
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4760                      5340
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      W 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     90440                     122820
ADI early             75 Good      11 Poor      60 Gen Good
ADI late              82 Good      18 Gen Poor  80 Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-282100-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      40 (-5)      29 (-4)      48
RH % (24H TREND)      42 (-40)     88 (-7)      53
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  8 G27                 SW  6 G35
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  6 G27     Lgt/Var      W 11 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         10 AM
PRECIP END                         6 AM         6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4920                      6160
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     88560                     166320
ADI early             99 Good      10 Poor      99 Good
ADI late              94 Good      15 Gen Poor  96 Good
Max LVORI early       4            3            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            1

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-282100-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
402 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Rain    Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      43 (-3)      32 (-1)      50
RH % (24H TREND)      40 (-40)     84 (-11)     47
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W  8 G25                  SW  6 G33
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W  7 G25     Lgt/Var      W 12 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5020                      6270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     90360                     169290
ADI early             99 Good      9 Poor       119 Very Good
ADI late              95 Good      12 Poor      101 Very Good
Max LVORI early       5            3            4
Max LVORI late        1            4            1

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows around 4.
Highs around 15. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Not as cold. Lows around 4 below. Highs
in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows around 12. Highs
around 40. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Rain and a chance of snow showers. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Rain and a chance of snow showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 25 to 30 mph.

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

$$