815  
FNUS71 KALY 241030  
FWSALY  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APB FROST & FINCH RX FIRE...ALBANY PINE BUSH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
630 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 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  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RH VALUES  
LOWER TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RH  
RECOVERIES OF 80 TO 100 PERCENT EXPECTED EACH NIGHT, WITH  
DEW/FROST IN MOST AREAS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND  
AT 10 MPH OR LESS WITH THE SURFACE HIGH NEARBY. A COLD FRONT WILL  
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY, WHICH WILL RESULT IN NORTHWESTERLY  
WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH  
VALUES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 45 TO 60 PERCENT THOUGH. THE  
DRY STRETCH OF WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT  
WEEK, WITH ONLY A LOW CHANCE FOR A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS LATE NEXT  
WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............31 INCREASING TO 33 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............6.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........61 55 58 58 49 31 24 20 10 7 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 32 35 42 46 51 54 56 57 58 57  
DEWPOINT........29 29 30 32 32 33 35 32 32 32 34  
RH..............96 89 82 67 58 50 48 40 38 37 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW N N E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N NW NW NW W NW NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3  
LVORI...........9 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 10 10 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............31 INCREASING TO 33 OVERNIGHT, THEN DECREASING  
TO 29 AFTER 3 AM.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 2 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............5.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 4 5 6 5 4 5 3 6 5 12 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 50 46 44 42 40 39 38 36 36 34 33  
DEWPOINT........32 32 32 33 32 31 29 30 34 33 29 29  
RH..............45 50 58 65 67 70 67 73 92 89 82 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST. 1 1 1 1 1  
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.E SE S S S S S SW SW SW W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............29 INCREASING TO 34 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (13700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 14 12 11 2 2 3 3 5 1 2 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 32 33 37 45 50 54 58 60 60 61 60  
DEWPOINT........28 27 31 32 33 35 35 35 36 35 35 36  
RH..............82 82 92 82 63 56 48 42 41 39 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N SE S S S SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.7 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW W W W W SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7  
LVORI...........6 6 8 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 4 5 8 9 11 14 10 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...7  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRIGGS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624468.0/ALY  
.DELDT 10/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TBRIGGS@ALBANYPINEBUSH.ORG  
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