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
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...
An approaching cold front will bring some showers and
thunderstorms through tonight. The front will move east of the
region Monday, followed by much cooler temperatures for much of
the upcoming week. A few lake effect rain showers will be
possible across the western Mohawk Valley and southern
Adirondacks Tuesday and Wednesday.

NYZ206-250800-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     80           30           20           30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      53 (-5)      71 (0)       45           66
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+3)     55 (-24)     100          49
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   W  5 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      W  6 G18     Lgt/Var      W  7 G20
Precip Amount         0.41         0.03         0.00         0.04
Precip Duration       6            1            1            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         8 PM         8 AM
Precip End            4 AM         3 PM         2 AM         6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6140                      6430
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  92100                     102880
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       10           10           8            9
Max LVORI late        10           4            9            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-250800-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     80           30           0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      57 (-3)      80 (+7)      50           74
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+11)    48 (-26)     96           44
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   SW  6 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  5 G26     W  7 G18     W  6 G17     W 10 G20
Precip Amount         0.25         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       6            1                         0
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM                     6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7420                      7640
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  103880                    106960
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       8            10           5            8
Max LVORI late        10           4            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-250800-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      59 (-1)      80 (+4)      50           75
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+5)     47 (-21)     97           43
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  5 G28     W  6 G18     Lgt/Var      W  7 G19
Precip Amount         0.07         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       3            1
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7430                      7660
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  96590                     107240
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       7            10           5            8
Max LVORI late        10           4            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-250800-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      55 (-2)      77 (+7)      46           71
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+2)     49 (-29)     98           45
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      W  6 G17
Precip Amount         0.12         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       3
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            6 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6920                      7490
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  83040                     104860
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       9            10           6            8
Max LVORI late        10           4            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-250800-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      58 (0)       77 (+3)      48           71
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+10)    52 (-15)     99           46
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   W  5 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  5 G20     W  6 G17     W  5 G17     W  9 G20
Precip Amount         0.12         0.08         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       4            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6470                      6210
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  97050                     99360
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       7            10           6            9
Max LVORI late        10           5            9            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-250800-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      57 (+1)      77 (+5)      47           70
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+5)     57 (-15)     99           49
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   W  5 G19
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  6 G19
Precip Amount         0.14         0.09         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       3            2
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   3 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6350                      6710
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  95250                     120780
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       7            10           6            8
Max LVORI late        10           5            8            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-250800-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      60 (+2)      80 (+5)      53           74
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+5)     52 (-14)     94           41
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5 G18
Precip Amount         0.08         0.10         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            3
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6140                      7260
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  73680                     123420
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            10           5            7
Max LVORI late        10           5            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-250800-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           40           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      58 (+1)      77 (+2)      50           71
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+6)     51 (-11)     97           44
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   W  6 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  6 G21     W  6         NW  6        W 10 G20
Precip Amount         0.13         0.08         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2            1
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   3 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5930                      6340
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  77090                     107780
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       7            10           6            8
Max LVORI late        10           4            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-250800-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           40           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      60 (+3)      78 (+2)      51           73
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+2)     54 (-8)      98           45
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  5 G20     W  5         NW  5        W  7 G17
Precip Amount         0.04         0.06         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          8 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   3 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5640                      6470
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  62040                     90580
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       8            10           6            8
Max LVORI late        10           4            8            2

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-250800-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      61 (+3)      80 (+4)      53           74
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     54 (-10)     95           46
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  5 G19     W  5         Lgt/Var      W  6
Precip Amount         0.01         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   3 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6180                      7080
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  74160                     92040
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       8            10           5            8
Max LVORI late        10           5            7            2

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-250800-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
246 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      62 (+2)      82 (+4)      55           77
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (0)      53 (-11)     90           43
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   S  5 G19     W  5         Lgt/Var      W  7
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    1
Precip Begin                       6 AM
Precip End                         3 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6180                      7240
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  80340                     94120
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       9            10           5            6
Max LVORI late        10           4            6            2

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs around 70. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph.

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

$$