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
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A closed low pressure system continues to impact the
region through tomorrow, bringing additional rounds of showers and
some thunderstorms. West of the Hudson Valley, an isolated instance
of a severe thunderstorm or two is possible through this evening
with strong to severe wind gusts and small hail possible. More rain
is expected at the end of the week and into the first half of the
weekend before a much needed respite comes in time for Mother`s Day.

NYZ206-070800-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Showers      Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           50           10
TEMP (24H TREND)      44 (-8)      59 (-7)      40           52
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+3)     73 (-8)      96           66
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    S  6 G18                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  6 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.09         0.03         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       6            2            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3150                      3270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      N  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  34650                     22890
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  32 Fair      8 Poor       14 Gen Poor
ADI late              13 Gen Poor  29 Fair      6 Very Poor  22 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            5            5            6
Max LVORI late        6            4            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-070800-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           30           10
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-5)      64 (-4)      45           58
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     67 (-18)     93           58
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    S  5 G18                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  5 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  6 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.07         0.02         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            6 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4170                      3430
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     N  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  58380                     27440
ADI early             9 Poor       46 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  21 Fair
ADI late              11 Poor      45 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  28 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            5            5            5
Max LVORI late        7            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-070800-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           30           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-7)      68 (+1)      48           68
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     55 (-30)     94           55
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  6 G20     SW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      N  5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.06         0.01         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            0            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5400                      5240
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      NW  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  75600                     36680
ADI early             17 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  9 Poor       23 Fair
ADI late              8 Poor       56 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  31 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            6            5            6
Max LVORI late        7            2            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-070800-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           30           40
TEMP (24H TREND)      43 (-9)      64 (0)       47           64
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      60 (-25)     95           59
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  6 G18     W  6 G18     NW  6 G18    Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.06         0.01         0.04
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            0            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4580                      4730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      NW  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  73280                     28380
ADI early             16 Gen Poor  49 Gen Good  12 Poor      22 Fair
ADI late              9 Poor       58 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  23 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            7            5            6
Max LVORI late        7            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-070800-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           40           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-5)      63 (-3)      46           61
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+5)     66 (-16)     95           55
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    SW  5 G17                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  8 G23    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.09         0.04         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            4            1            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            5 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4690                      4120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     N  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  65660                     28840
ADI early             17 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good  8 Poor       20 Gen Poor
ADI late              12 Poor      53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  27 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            5            6            6
Max LVORI late        7            4            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-070800-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           50           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      45 (-3)      62 (-1)      46           62
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     66 (-24)     94           57
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  7 G21    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.09         0.04         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       3            4            1            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            5 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4530                      4820
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     NW  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  63420                     28920
ADI early             13 Gen Poor  55 Gen Good  8 Poor       22 Fair
ADI late              10 Poor      55 Gen Good  8 Poor       24 Fair
Max LVORI early       7            8            6            6
Max LVORI late        8            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-070800-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           50           10
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-3)      66 (+1)      47           66
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      62 (-29)     93           52
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.09         0.03         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            1            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            5 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3930                      5240
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     NW  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  51090                     31440
ADI early             8 Poor       54 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  25 Fair
ADI late              8 Poor       55 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  30 Fair
Max LVORI early       7            8            6            5
Max LVORI late        9            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-070800-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           50           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      46 (-5)      62 (-3)      48           64
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+5)     65 (-19)     94           56
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  7 G21    Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     NW  5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.07         0.02         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            3 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4490                      4620
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     NW  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  67350                     32340
ADI early             16 Gen Poor  60 Gen Good  13 Gen Poor  22 Fair
ADI late              12 Poor      58 Gen Good  8 Poor       27 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            7            5            6
Max LVORI late        7            3            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-070800-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           40           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-4)      65 (-2)      49           66
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     61 (-26)     95           53
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  8 G21    SW  5 G17    W  5         NW  5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.08         0.02         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            0            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            2 AM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4610                      4960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     NW  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  73760                     34720
ADI early             15 Gen Poor  66 Good      11 Poor      22 Fair
ADI late              13 Gen Poor  68 Good      8 Poor       29 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            7            5            6
Max LVORI late        8            2            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-070800-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           30           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      47 (-5)      67 (-1)      49           69
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      58 (-32)     93           52
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       SE  6 G19    SW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.08         0.01         0.04
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            0            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            12 AM        Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4740                      5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      NW  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  71100                     31200
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  64 Good      11 Poor      26 Fair
ADI late              9 Poor       66 Good      6 Very Poor  35 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            8            5            5
Max LVORI late        9            2            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-070800-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
247 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           30           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      51 (-3)      68 (-1)      49           71
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      56 (-34)     93           52
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       S  6 G18     SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.10         0.01         0.09
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            0            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4980                      5090
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      NW  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  69720                     30540
ADI early             13 Gen Poor  58 Gen Good  10 Poor      31 Fair
ADI late              8 Poor       63 Good      5 Very Poor  40 Fair
Max LVORI early       6            7            5            5
Max LVORI late        8            2            6            3

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

$$