392  
FNUS71 KALY 070942  
FWSALY  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APB CATHEDRAL RX...ALBANY PINE BUSH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
542 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MAY 07.  
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
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARM  
TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, WITH UNSETTLED  
WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS AFTER 0800.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............39 INCREASING TO 43 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (55800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 9 15 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............M M 1 M M 1 M M 1 M M 1  
TEMP............48 52 56 60 63 67 69 71 73 75 76 76  
DEWPOINT........38 40 43 44 44 44 45 44 43 42 41 41  
RH..............68 63 62 55 50 43 42 38 34 31 28 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST. 3 6 6 7 7 8 9 14 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 0.9 1.6 2.5 3.4 4.4 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.4 5.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 7 10 14 20 29 39 47 53 56 52  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS AFTER 2000 UNTIL 0300. 1-8 STRIKES  
AFTER 0500.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............44 INCREASING TO 47 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR  
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 24 25 32 38 44 46 47 49 57 65 73  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ ISO  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 40 60  
LAL.............M M 1 M M 1 M M 1 M M 2  
TEMP............73 70 67 64 61 59 57 56 55 54 53 52  
DEWPOINT........42 43 45 46 47 47 47 46 47 46 47 48  
RH..............33 38 45 52 60 64 69 69 74 74 80 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 9 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6  
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 19 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
LAL.................9-15 STRIKES AFTER 0800 UNTIL 0900. 1-8 STRIKES  
AFTER 1100 UNTIL 1200. 9-15 STRIKES AFTER 1400  
UNTIL 1500. 1-8 STRIKES AFTER 1700.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............51 INCREASING TO 56 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 18  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (55900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.35 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 87 94 91 89 86 80 74 68 65 62 58  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT ISO  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 80 90 80 70 70 60 50 40 40 40 40  
LAL.............M M 3 M M 2 M M 3 M M 2  
TEMP............53 54 55 57 59 61 64 67 69 71 72 73  
DEWPOINT........49 50 52 53 55 56 58 58 58 57 57 56  
RH..............86 86 90 86 87 84 81 73 68 61 59 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SE E E SE SE S S SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 9 8 7 8 9 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 13 13 12 10 12 13 15 15 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 2.2 3.1 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 13 13 13 12 10 10 13 16 18  
LVORI...........5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 6 9 10 11 12 10 9 13 29 47 56  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...KL  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRIGGS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2413330.0/ALY  
.DELDT 05/07/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TBRIGGS@ALBANYPINEBUSH.ORG  
 
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