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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
131 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
NYZ067>075-078-176>179-050000-
ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
131 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
...ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THIS EVENING AS WELL AS
ON MONDAY...
THROUGH THIS EVENING, THE COMBINATION OF DRYING 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 MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING, THE COMBINATION OF
DRYING 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, NEW YORK CITY AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LONG
ISLAND.
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.
CTZ005>012-050000-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
131 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD ON MONDAY
THE COMBINATION OF DRYING 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
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY
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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