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FNUS71 KALY 211012
FWSALY
SPOT FORECAST FOR APB GORE GRIZZLE GRASPEN RX FIRE...ALBANY PINE BUSH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
612 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 21.
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
OUR STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY A LOW CHANCE (UNDER 25%) FOR LESS THAN A
TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN COMPARED TO YESTERDAY
SUSTAINED 5-7KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 15KTS THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RH VALUES TODAY WILL DROP TO 35 TO 45% BEFORE
RECOVERING TO AROUND 100% TONIGHT. NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS
STRENGTHEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON BECOMING SUSTAINED 5-12KTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20-25KTS (STRONGEST ALONG AND EAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER
INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND). MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES AGAIN
RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 50% BEFORE RECOVERING TO 80 TO 100% THURSDAY
NIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............34.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (24400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 3 2 2 4 4 8 10 7 12 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 35 38 44 48 52 54 56 57 57 56
DEWPOINT........32 33 34 33 34 34 34 34 35 36 36
RH..............92 92 85 65 58 50 47 43 43 45 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 10 12 12 13 14 13 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9
LVORI...........8 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 6 9 12 16 20 24 24 23 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............36.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........14 15 15 16 20 23 35 36 45 35 28 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 49 46 45 43 42 40 39 38 36 36 36
DEWPOINT........36 34 35 35 38 38 37 36 36 36 35 35
RH..............52 56 65 68 82 86 89 89 92 100 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
LVORI...........2 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 8 10 9 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............35 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (52300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 7 16 1 1 3 6 12 25 28 48 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 34 35 39 45 50 54 57 59 60 59 58
DEWPOINT........34 33 34 35 37 38 35 37 36 35 35 34
RH..............100 96 96 85 73 63 48 47 42 39 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 13 15 17 17 17 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.5 4.0 3.2 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 12 13 16 16 17 17 15 14 15
LVORI...........10 9 9 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 10 17 26 35 46 52 52 38 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...31
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRIGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624218.0/ALY
.DELDT 10/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TBRIGGS@ALBANYPINEBUSH.ORG
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