Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions persist into tomorrow before areas along
and east of the Hudson River could finally see some scattered
showers Saturday. Another dry stretch is anticipated for the end of
the weekend and into the beginning of the work week before chances
for showers increase for the middle of next week. And while
temperatures will remain warmer than normal into the first half of
the weekend, a cooling trend will drop temperatures closer to normal
beginning Sunday.

NYZ206-200800-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (-1)      77 (-2)      53           73
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (+1)      50 (+5)      100          62
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 6160                      5350
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  7                     SE  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  36960                     32100
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3
ADI early             4 Very Poor  26 Fair      4 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor
ADI late              4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            6            6            7
Max LVORI late        6            2            9            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-200800-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (+1)      78 (-3)      54           72
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (0)       56 (+10)     99           61
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5640                      5690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  7                      E  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  33840                     34140
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            3
ADI early             6 Very Poor  22 Fair      4 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor
ADI late              4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  28 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            6            6            7
Max LVORI late        8            2            7            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-200800-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (0)       77 (-3)      52           74
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+2)     56 (+9)      99           62
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5920                      5940
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  9                      E  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  47360                     35640
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             5 Very Poor  30 Fair      5 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI late              3 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  27 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            9            6            7
Max LVORI late        8            2            8            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-200800-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      50 (-3)      75 (-1)      50           71
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+11)    57 (+10)     100          65
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5870                      5190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  7                     E  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  35220                     25950
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             5 Very Poor  26 Fair      3 Very Poor  11 Poor
ADI late              4 Very Poor  38 Fair      3 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor
Max LVORI early       5            7            8            7
Max LVORI late        9            3            8            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-200800-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (+1)      73 (-8)      52           69
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (-2)      64 (+13)     96           65
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                                              1
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4960                      5350
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  9                      E  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  39680                     32100
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             4 Very Poor  33 Fair      6 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor
ADI late              4 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  30 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            5            6            6
Max LVORI late        6            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-200800-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (-1)      69 (-8)      50           63
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     72 (+18)     100          74
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02
PRECIP DURATION                                 0            1
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                                      Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4650                      4960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E 12                      NE  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  46500                     39680
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             4 Very Poor  23 Fair      6 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI late              4 Very Poor  27 Fair      5 Very Poor  25 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            8            8            7
Max LVORI late        9            4            8            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-200800-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (-2)      70 (-9)      53           65
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     70 (+18)     97           73
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.02
PRECIP DURATION                                 0            1
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                                      Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4240                      4540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 10                     NE  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  38160                     36320
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             4 Very Poor  24 Fair      5 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI late              4 Very Poor  27 Fair      5 Very Poor  25 Fair
Max LVORI early       7            9            7            6
Max LVORI late        9            4            7            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-200800-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (0)       71 (-6)      52           68
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+6)     64 (+19)     97           62
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NE  5                     NE  6
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NE  6        E  5         NE  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                                              1
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4380                      5170
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 12                     NE  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  43800                     41360
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3
ADI early             5 Very Poor  30 Fair      11 Poor      24 Fair
ADI late              5 Very Poor  34 Fair      8 Poor       32 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            7            6            6
Max LVORI late        9            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-200800-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (+1)      72 (-7)      53           69
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+5)     66 (+19)     99           65
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NE  5 G17                 NE  5
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NE  6 G17    E  5         NE  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                                              1
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4550                      5540
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 13                     NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  50050                     49860
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3            3
ADI early             5 Very Poor  38 Fair      12 Poor      30 Fair
ADI late              5 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  9 Poor       34 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            7            6            6
Max LVORI late        9            3            7            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-200800-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (-1)      72 (-7)      54           69
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+3)     67 (+15)     96           67
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NE  6 G18                 NE  6 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NE  8 G18    NE  6        NE  8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                                              1
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4510                      5470
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 14                     NE 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  54120                     54700
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI early             6 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  38 Fair
ADI late              6 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  10 Poor      37 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            7            6            5
Max LVORI late        9            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-200800-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
432 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (-2)      73 (-6)      55           69
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      64 (+8)      95           68
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NE  6 G18                 NE  7 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      NE  8 G18    NE  7        NE  8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
PRECIP DURATION                                              1
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM
PRECIP END                                                   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4460                      5400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 15                     NE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  57980                     59400
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            4
ADI early             7 Poor       50 Gen Good  17 Gen Poor  41 Gen Good
ADI late              7 Poor       54 Gen Good  11 Poor      39 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            6            5            5
Max LVORI late        8            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

$$