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FNUS71 KALY 241228
FWSALY

Spot Forecast for Grout Pond Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Albany NY
828 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at alb.stormreport@noaa.gov, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Conditions will be dry again today, with RH values expected to drop
into the 20-30% range this afternon across the area. However, north
to northeast winds will be much lighter compared to Thursday with
speeds/gusts generally 5 to 15 mph. Some rain will occur on Saturday
into early Sunday, mainly for areas south and west of Albany.
Minimum RH values on Saturday will be 30-40 percent. Otherwise,
seasonable conditions are expected through the weekend with
relatively light winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph late
                    in the morning.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 16 to 18 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (26700 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (66600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
LVORI...............2.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   3   4   3   2   3   2   2   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............34  37  39  42  44  45  46  46  46
RH..............49  44  40  38  33  32  31  30  30
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT wind gust.17  20  20  18  18  18  18  17  17
Mix hgt (kft)...1.9 2.4 3.1 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.0
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.16  16  17  17  18  18  17  18  16
LVORI...........2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
Vrate kt-ft/1K..27  34  46  50  62  66  63  67  56
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  GD  FR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 25.
Max humidity........88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 9 to 15 mph shifting to the east 8 to 10
                    mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (49300 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
LVORI...............4.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........2   5   3   3   7   10  7   10  5   11  10  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............44  42  38  37  35  32  31  30  28  28  27  26
RH..............33  39  50  56  61  69  72  72  81  81  85  88
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT wind spd..3   2   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT wind gust.15  12  10  9   9   9   8   8   7   7   7   7
Mix hgt (kft)...3.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.15  12  9   9   10  9   9   10  8   8   8   8
LVORI...........2   2   2   3   3   4   4   4   6   6   6   6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..49  10  1   2   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
Ventrate Cat....FR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 47.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (19600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
LVORI...............4.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........34  41  45  41  52  62  66  69  73  75  76  78
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10
Temp............27  28  31  35  38  41  43  45  47  47  47  46
RH..............85  85  81  66  57  50  47  43  40  42  42  43
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..1   1   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   2   2
20 FT wind gust.8   8   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.8
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.8   10  10  9   8   7   6   6   6   6   5   5
LVORI...........6   6   6   4   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
Vrate kt-ft/1K..0   2   8   14  16  16  18  19  20  19  18  15
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

$$
Forecaster...33
Requested by...Joshua Shanto
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611590.0/ALY
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joshua.shanto@usda.gov,robert.a.goulding@usda.gov,keith.sargent@usda.gov