737  
FNUS71 KOKX 211836  
FWSOKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRESCRIBED BURN...NYSDEC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THURSDAY WILL PRIMARILY BE A DRY DAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED  
TO THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD AND ABOVE AVERAGE WITH  
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOW 70S. LIGHT NW WINDS AND ELEVATED HUMIDITY  
RANGING FROM 40 TO 60%.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.  
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6600 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH.  
ADI.................137 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 200 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 31 30 29 28 28 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 62 64 65 66 66 66  
RH..............60 54 50 46 43 42 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..300 300 290 290 300 310 310  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.320 320 310 310 310 320 320  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 24 26 28 28 29 29  
ADI.............137 162 183 200 189 198 195  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.  
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....  
ADI.................MISSING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........31 35 39 48 58 67 70 72 75 74 74 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 62 60 58 55 53 52 51 50 49 48 47  
RH..............40 44 46 49 53 57 56 56 56 58 60 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..310 320 320 330 340 340 350 000 000 000 000 000  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M M M M M M M  
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.  
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....  
ADI.................MISSING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........70 66 63 61 59 57 53 49 45 42 40 37  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............46 46 46 48 50 52 54 55 56 57 57 56  
RH..............68 68 71 65 61 56 52 49 47 45 45 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 000 000 350 340 330 320 310 300 270 250  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M M M M M M M  
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
 

 
FORECASTER...BR  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN WERNET  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611199.0/OKX  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.WERNET@DEC.NY.GOV  
 
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