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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
233 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
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WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
233 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD TODAY
THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH,
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT AND
DRYING FUELS FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF OVERNIGHT RAIN WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD ON SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF
THE CATSKILLS AND HUDSON VALLEY. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
AS A REMINDER, THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MAY 14. NO BURN PERMITS ARE ISSUED. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF HANDLING
ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES SUCH AS MACHINERY OR MATCHES, AND
ENSURE TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH OR DISPOSE OF CIGARETTE BUTTS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURN RESTRICTIONS.
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
233 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL TODAY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...
THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH,
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 35 PERCENT, AND A LACK OF
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL LEAD TO AN
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL TODAY, WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
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