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FNUS51 KBGM 181006
FWFBGM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NY/NORTHEAST PA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
505 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
SYNOPSIS
WARM WEATHER RETURNS TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES. WINDS BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY
LATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN RETURNS TONIGHT
AND A LINE OF GUTSY SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY WITH LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
NYZ210-182100-
LEATHERSTOCKING-
505 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+4) 38 (+15) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-9) 100 (0) 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5-9 G23 S 12-16 G34 SW 12-16 G33
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9-13 G30 S 14-18 G34 W 13-17 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.42 0.38
PRECIP DURATION 6 11
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1460 3890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 22 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65420 135870
DSI 1 1 1
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 1
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 39 FAIR
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 26 FAIR 81 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 4
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
PAZ038-039-043-182100-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAYRE, TOWANDA, HALLSTEAD, MONTROSE,
AND TUNKHANNOCK
505 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+3) 39 (+15) 47
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-6) 100 (0) 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 4-8 G21 S 11-15 G35 SW 12-16 G36
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8-12 G25 S 15-19 G37 W 13-17 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.72 0.28
PRECIP DURATION 8 6
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2140 4380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 W 32
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63530 146740
DSI 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 2
ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 52 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 52 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 93 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 3
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ044-047-182100-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCRANTON, HAZLETON, AND WILKES-BARRE
505 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+3) 39 (+15) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-5) 100 (0) 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10-14 G34 SW 13-17 G38
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 6-10 G23 S 15-19 G39 W 13-17 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.90 0.43
PRECIP DURATION 8 6
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1950 4020
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41000 133840
DSI 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 2
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 23 FAIR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
PAZ040-048-072-182100-
NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DAMASCUS, EQUINUNK, MILFORD,
AND HONESDALE
505 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+3) 38 (+16) 51
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+2) 100 (0) 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7-11 G29 SW 13-17 G36
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 5-9 G21 S 12-16 G34 W 13-17 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.84 0.58
PRECIP DURATION 7 8
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1870 3480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 W 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43900 110020
DSI 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 2
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 14 GEN POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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