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 Nov 15 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
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.

NYZ206-152100-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Clear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      48 (+5)      22 (-3)      48
RH % (24H TREND)      22 (-7)      90 (+24)     30
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  7 G23
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NW  5        NW  8 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3170                      3220
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     28530                     57960
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5
ADI early             17 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  44 Gen Good
ADI late              25 Fair      5 Very Poor  48 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            4
Max LVORI late        2            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-152100-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      48 (+4)      22 (-3)      50
RH % (24H TREND)      24 (-7)      89 (+15)     27
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   W  6 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  7 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2850                      3490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      NW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     25650                     59330
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5
ADI early             18 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  40 Fair
ADI late              26 Fair      4 Very Poor  55 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            3            4
Max LVORI late        2            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-152100-
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 Nov 15 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+7)      25 (-4)      57
RH % (24H TREND)      25 (-4)      79 (+11)     23
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  9 G31
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  6 G19    NW  5 G21    NW 11 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3480                      4010
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     41760                     88220
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5
ADI early             30 Fair      8 Poor       59 Gen Good
ADI late              38 Fair      8 Poor       63 Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            3
Max LVORI late        2            3            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-152100-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Clear        Clear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+9)      28 (-1)      53
RH % (24H TREND)      22 (-4)      73 (+16)     25
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW 11 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  7 G20    NW  9 G26    NW 11 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3320                      3520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      NW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     43160                     88000
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5
ADI early             27 Fair      13 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good
ADI late              35 Fair      14 Gen Poor  60 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       2            2            3
Max LVORI late        2            2            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-152100-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (+3)      20 (-4)      51
RH % (24H TREND)      28 (+4)      91 (+23)     28
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   W  5 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  6 G20    Lgt/Var      NW  7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2770                      3330
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      NW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     36010                     56610
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5
ADI early             28 Fair      5 Very Poor  39 Fair
ADI late              33 Fair      4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            4
Max LVORI late        2            5            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-152100-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (+6)      22 (0)       49
RH % (24H TREND)      24 (+1)      79 (+22)     29
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  9 G23
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  7 G25    NW  8 G18    NW  9 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2800                      3180
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     42000                     73140
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5
ADI early             29 Fair      11 Poor      51 Gen Good
ADI late              34 Fair      10 Poor      63 Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            3
Max LVORI late        2            3            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-152100-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      50 (+6)      28 (+5)      52
RH % (24H TREND)      22 (-1)      67 (+8)      26
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   NW  6 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G25    NW  6 G18    NW  7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3200                      3360
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     51200                     77280
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
ADI early             41 Gen Good  9 Poor       65 Good
ADI late              53 Gen Good  8 Poor       76 Good
Max LVORI early       3            3            3
Max LVORI late        2            3            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-152100-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      48 (+5)      21 (-5)      52
RH % (24H TREND)      22 (+1)      86 (+23)     25
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  5 G25                 NW 11 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G25    NW  8 G20    NW 12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2460                      3190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     36900                     73370
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5
ADI early             29 Fair      9 Poor       48 Gen Good
ADI late              34 Fair      9 Poor       54 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       2            3            3
Max LVORI late        2            3            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-152100-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      48 (+4)      24 (-5)      52
RH % (24H TREND)      25 (+3)      77 (+20)     27
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  5 G24                 NW 11 G32
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G24    NW  8 G20    NW 14 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2410                      2960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     38560                     74000
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5
ADI early             34 Fair      11 Poor      53 Gen Good
ADI late              40 Fair      11 Poor      58 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       2            3            3
Max LVORI late        2            3            2

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-152100-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Clear        Clear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      50 (+5)      28 (-2)      55
RH % (24H TREND)      24 (-2)      66 (+10)     24
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  5 G24                 NW 11 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G24    NW  9 G21    NW 12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2540                      3220
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NW 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     40640                     83720
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5
ADI early             35 Fair      14 Gen Poor  57 Gen Good
ADI late              41 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  62 Good
Max LVORI early       2            2            2
Max LVORI late        2            2            2

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-152100-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
402 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Clear        Clear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+6)      31 (+2)      57
RH % (24H TREND)      23 (-6)      61 (+4)      22
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       NW  5 G24                 NW 11 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G24    NW  8 G19    NW 11 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2490                      3230
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      NW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     37350                     80750
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
ADI early             39 Fair      11 Poor      60 Gen Good
ADI late              43 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  64 Good
Max LVORI early       2            2            2
Max LVORI late        2            2            2

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
around 50. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

$$