168  
WWUS81 KOKX 200756  
SPSOKX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
356 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
 
NYZ211>213-202300-  
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY-NEW YORK CITY-LONG ISLAND-  
356 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
   
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD TODAY  
 
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS, WITH THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND FREQUENT WIND GUSTS  
OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD  
TODAY.  
 
EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, INCLUDING  
MACHINERY, CIGARETTES, AND MATCHES. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE  
THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.  
 
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS  
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND  
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER AND WILDFIRE  
PREVENTION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  
CONSERVATION WEBSITE AT...  
HTTPS://DEC.NY.GOV/ENVIRONMENTAL-PROTECTION/WILDFIRES.  
 
 
 
CTZ005>012-202300-  
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-  
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-  
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-  
356 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
   
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD TODAY  
 
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS, WITH THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND FREQUENT WIND GUSTS  
OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD  
TODAY.  
 
EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, INCLUDING  
MACHINERY, CIGARETTES, AND MATCHES. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE  
THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.  
 
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS  
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND  
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER AND WILDFIRE  
PREVENTION, PLEASE VISIT THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF  
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE AT...  
HTTPS://PORTAL.CT.GOV/DEEP/FORESTRY/FOREST-FIRE/FIRE-DANGER-  
WEATHER-AND-REPORTING.  
 
 
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