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 Wed Feb 12 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonable temperatures are expected today with a partly
to mostly cloudy sky.  A storm system will bring a wintry mix to the
region tonight, which will change to some spotty light rain for many
areas before ending on Thursday.  As colder air returns, lake effect
snow will impact the western Mohawk Valley on Thursday night into
Friday before another large storm impacts the entire region over the
weekend with more rain and snow.

NYZ206-122100-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow/Fz Ra
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           100
TEMP (24H TREND)      28 (+4)      18 (+12)     36
RH % (24H TREND)      62 (-6)      98 (+6)      77
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE  8 G32
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      SE  6 G29    SW  8 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.27         0.29
PRECIP DURATION                    9            9
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3160                      3720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  9                     W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     25280                     115320
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  39 Fair
ADI late              26 Fair      24 Fair      82 Good
Max LVORI early       5            5            4
Max LVORI late        3            4            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-122100-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow/Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      28 (-1)      16 (+8)      39
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (+3)      100 (+11)    69
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   S  6 G33
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         0.25
PRECIP DURATION                    7            8
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2770                      3830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  7                      W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     16620                     76600
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  7 Poor       21 Fair
ADI late              17 Gen Poor  11 Poor      45 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       5            6            5
Max LVORI late        3            6            5

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-122100-
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 Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      33 (+3)      23 (+7)      44
RH % (24H TREND)      60 (+6)      100 (+14)    67
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE  6 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      E  5 G27     SW  6 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         0.08
PRECIP DURATION                    8            4
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3170                      3720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 10                      W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     28530                     66960
ADI early             17 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  22 Fair
ADI late              24 Fair      17 Gen Poor  40 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-122100-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      30 (+2)      22 (+6)      42
RH % (24H TREND)      58 (+4)      100 (+18)    70
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   S  6 G29
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      SE  5 G26    W  7 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.26         0.12
PRECIP DURATION                    9            4
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3070                      3450
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 12                      W 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     30700                     89700
ADI early             17 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  23 Fair
ADI late              24 Fair      19 Gen Poor  65 Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-122100-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      31 (+5)      20 (+10)     40
RH % (24H TREND)      59 (-3)      93 (+8)      74
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE  9 G33
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      SE  6 G31    SW  7 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.18
PRECIP DURATION                    8            8
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3610                      3130
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  8                     W 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     25270                     68860
ADI early             15 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  34 Fair
ADI late              27 Fair      20 Gen Poor  48 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            4
Max LVORI late        3            4            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-122100-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow/Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      27 (+3)      17 (+9)      39
RH % (24H TREND)      66 (+5)      100 (+7)     78
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE  6 G31
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.30         0.25
PRECIP DURATION                    8            7
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3460                      2880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 10                     W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     31140                     77760
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  12 Poor      28 Fair
ADI late              27 Fair      16 Gen Poor  59 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       5            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-122100-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow         Snow/Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      30 (0)       19 (+10)     41
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (+8)      100 (+10)    72
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.27         0.23
PRECIP DURATION                    8            7
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3520                      2440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  8                     W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     24640                     43920
ADI early             14 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  23 Fair
ADI late              29 Fair      10 Poor      31 Fair
Max LVORI early       5            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            6            6

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-122100-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      29 (+2)      21 (+9)      40
RH % (24H TREND)      58 (+2)      96 (+17)     71
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE 10 G31
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       E  5 G17     E  8 G31     SW  7 G31
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.21         0.14
PRECIP DURATION                    7            5
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3190                      2650
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 13                      W 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     35090                     60950
ADI early             23 Fair      19 Gen Poor  28 Fair
ADI late              32 Fair      21 Fair      51 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            4
Max LVORI late        3            4            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-122100-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           80           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      30 (+2)      22 (+7)      41
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (+6)      100 (+15)    75
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE  7 G27
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      E  6 G26     SW  5 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.18         0.10
PRECIP DURATION       0            7            4
PRECIP BEGIN          5 PM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3120                      2360
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 13                      W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     34320                     47200
ADI early             27 Fair      19 Gen Poor  26 Fair
ADI late              30 Fair      20 Gen Poor  39 Fair
Max LVORI early       4            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-122100-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           80           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      32 (+3)      25 (+7)      42
RH % (24H TREND)      65 (+11)     100 (+13)    73
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   SE  6 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       Lgt/Var      E  5 G23     SW  5 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.10
PRECIP DURATION       0            8            3
PRECIP BEGIN          5 PM         Continuing   Continuing
PRECIP END            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3010                      2400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 14                      W 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     36120                     52800
ADI early             25 Fair      17 Gen Poor  24 Fair
ADI late              29 Fair      18 Gen Poor  45 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       5            5            5
Max LVORI late        3            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-122100-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
402 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      33 (+3)      26 (+5)      43
RH % (24H TREND)      70 (+16)     100 (+7)     72
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       Lgt/Var                   E  5 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NE  5        E  5 G19     SW  6 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.21         0.11
PRECIP DURATION                    8            3
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                         Continuing   2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2620                      2370
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 15                      W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     34060                     47400
ADI early             26 Fair      13 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI late              29 Fair      17 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       6            6            5
Max LVORI late        3            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows around
15. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Lows around 9. Highs in the upper 20s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Snow and rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Snow showers
likely. Colder. Lows around 10. Highs around 16. West winds 25 to
35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1 below. Highs
around 14. West winds 25 to 35 mph.

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

$$