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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
206 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
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ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
206 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
THROUGH THIS EVENING, THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE FINE FUELS,
NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED
RISK OF FIRE SPREAD FOR THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK CITY AND
LONG ISLAND.
LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING, THE COMBINATION
OF AVAILABLE FINE FUELS, SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30
MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD FOR THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY AND NEW YORK CITY.
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
AS A REMINDER, THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE BURN BAN REMAINS 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 WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURN
RESTRICTIONS.
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
206 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE FINE FUELS, SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND
40 PERCENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD FOR
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING.
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
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