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
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Lots of sun today albeit breezy and chilly. Temperatures
gradually trend milder this weekend with some lake effect snow
showers for the western Adirondacks Saturday night into Sunday.
Temperatures continue to trend milder through early next week with a
few weak clipper type disturbances that may bring a mix of rain and
snow showers.

NYZ206-220900-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Snow Showers Snow Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30
TEMP (24H TREND)      1 (-5)       28 (+14)     15           29
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+15)    64 (+2)      95           71
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  5 G26    SW  5 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.02
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            2
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         Continuing
PRECIP END                                      Continuing   Continuing
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4020                      4290
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  76380                     77220
ADI early             18 Gen Poor  36 Fair      12 Poor      51 Gen Good
ADI late              7 Poor       56 Gen Good  12 Poor      50 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       5            6            4            5
Max LVORI late        8            3            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-220900-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      0 (-12)      32 (+10)     16           35
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+23)     59 (+7)      93           63
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   W  5 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  6 G25    SW  6 G19    Lgt/Var      W  6 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4050                      4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  60750                     73600
ADI early             10 Poor      30 Fair      8 Poor       48 Gen Good
ADI late              4 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  8 Poor       47 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            5            5
Max LVORI late        7            3            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-220900-
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 EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      6 (-9)       35 (+12)     19           37
RH % (24H TREND)      96 (+18)     52 (-1)      89           55
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G32    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)                 3810                      4430
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  41910                     62020
ADI early             22 Fair      30 Fair      6 Very Poor  55 Gen Good
ADI late              7 Poor       42 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            4            5
Max LVORI late        6            2            5            2

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-220900-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      7 (-3)       33 (+14)     16           34
RH % (24H TREND)      95 (+14)     51 (-5)      86           58
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  8 G34    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)                 3850                      4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  50050                     63900
ADI early             23 Fair      29 Fair      9 Poor       51 Gen Good
ADI late              11 Poor      46 Gen Good  10 Poor      48 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            3            4
Max LVORI late        5            2            4            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-220900-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Snow Showers Snow Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      1 (-11)      29 (+8)      17           32
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (+18)     62 (+5)      90           66
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   W  6 G20
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  7 G24    SW  5 G19    Lgt/Var      W  6 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                                      Continuing   1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3160                      4010
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  41080                     64160
ADI early             13 Gen Poor  28 Fair      8 Poor       46 Gen Good
ADI late              7 Poor       40 Fair      12 Poor      45 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            5            4            4
Max LVORI late        7            3            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-220900-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Snow Showers Snow Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      2 (-8)       28 (+10)     16           30
RH % (24H TREND)      94 (+11)     61 (-1)      93           71
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  7 G27    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         Continuing
PRECIP END                                      Continuing   1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3370                      4210
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  50550                     79990
ADI early             20 Gen Poor  36 Fair      8 Poor       52 Gen Good
ADI late              9 Poor       44 Gen Good  13 Gen Poor  50 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            4            4
Max LVORI late        5            3            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-220900-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      4 (-11)      33 (+10)     17           34
RH % (24H TREND)      86 (+12)     51 (-1)      91           60
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  5 G21    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)                 3580                      4510
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  46540                     76670
ADI early             12 Poor      35 Fair      5 Very Poor  66 Good
ADI late              5 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  53 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            5            5
Max LVORI late        5            2            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-220900-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Snow Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10
TEMP (24H TREND)      3 (-8)       29 (+10)     17           32
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (+15)     56 (-1)      87           64
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  6 G21                 W  7 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW 13 G32    W  5 G21     Lgt/Var      W  7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION                                              1
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 6 AM
PRECIP END                                                   1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3150                      3910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  40950                     74290
ADI early             25 Fair      39 Fair      9 Poor       55 Gen Good
ADI late              13 Gen Poor  39 Fair      12 Poor      53 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            3            4
Max LVORI late        5            2            4            3

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-220900-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      6 (-6)       31 (+11)     17           35
RH % (24H TREND)      92 (+13)     56 (-2)      90           61
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    NW  5 G21                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW 12 G34    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  5 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 2970                      3990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  32670                     67830
ADI early             27 Fair      41 Gen Good  9 Poor       51 Gen Good
ADI late              16 Gen Poor  39 Fair      9 Poor       51 Gen Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            4            5
Max LVORI late        5            2            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-220900-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      9 (-5)       33 (+10)     20           37
RH % (24H TREND)      89 (+11)     53 (-2)      90           58
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW 10 G34    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)                 3110                      4240
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  37320                     59360
ADI early             28 Fair      32 Fair      8 Poor       68 Good
ADI late              13 Gen Poor  41 Gen Good  8 Poor       72 Good
Max LVORI early       4            4            4            5
Max LVORI late        5            2            5            3

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-220900-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
247 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      11 (-5)      35 (+9)      22           39
RH % (24H TREND)      87 (+9)      50 (-1)      86           56
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       NW  9 G27    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)                 3350                      4260
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  40200                     59640
ADI early             27 Fair      28 Fair      7 Poor       75 Good
ADI late              12 Poor      49 Gen Good  8 Poor       79 Good
Max LVORI early       3            4            4            4
Max LVORI late        4            2            4            2

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Lows
around 19. Highs in the upper 30s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows
around 30. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Lows around
20. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

$$