310  
FNUS71 KALY 071049  
FWSALY  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APB DIVERSITY RX FIRE...ALBANY PINE BUSH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
649 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 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  
AFTER A CHILLY START TO THE MORNING WITH PATCHY  
FROST, TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGH THE 40S AND 50S THIS MORNING WITH  
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S THIS AFTERNOON UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY  
CLEAR SKIES. DEW POINTS SLOWLY RISE TODAY WITH WINDS TURNING TO  
THE SOUTH. RH VALUES CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND  
45-50%, BUT COULD END UP SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THIS IF DEW POINTS  
ARE SLOWER TO RISE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. WINDS INCREASE THROUGH  
THE MORNING TO 5-10 KT, BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 10-12 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 KT. WIND GUSTS  
DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET, BUT SUSTAINED S/SW WINDS REMAIN NEAR 10  
KT TONIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY TO >80%. SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS AND  
RH EXPECTED TOMORROW, EXCEPT THAT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............31 INCREASING TO 46.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (43400 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 (%).........8 10 9 7 9 16 35 14 4 2 1  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 35 39 46 53 57 60 63 64 64 64  
DEWPOINT........30 31 33 36 39 41 43 44 45 45 46  
RH..............92 85 79 68 59 55 53 50 50 50 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 13 15 17 18 20 21 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 13 14 15 15 17 17 17 15  
LVORI...........8 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 6 12 18 27 33 43 43 31 18  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............47.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............6.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........24 25 48 56 71 46 56 58 45 46 30 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............62 60 58 56 55 54 53 52 52 51 51 50  
DEWPOINT........47 48 48 47 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48  
RH..............58 64 69 72 77 80 83 86 86 89 89 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 14 14 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9  
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............49.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 12  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 21  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (102200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (58000 KNOT-FT)  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(116200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON LATE 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 (%).........37 51 42 25 27 9 30 33 22 14 1 3  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 0 10 10 20 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 49 51 54 59 63 64 65 65 66 64 64  
DEWPOINT........48 48 49 50 51 51 51 50 49 48 47 47  
RH..............96 96 93 86 75 65 63 58 56 52 54 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 12 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 9 13 16 18 21 22 22 22 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 3.0 4.9 6.0 5.7 6.8 5.7 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 12 14 17 20 21 20 18 16  
LVORI...........9 9 8 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 8 19 36 74 102 102 116 92 58  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD GD FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...35  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRIGGS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623298.0/ALY  
.DELDT 10/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TBRIGGS@ALBANYPINEBUSH.ORG  
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