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FNUS51 KBGM 231931
FWFBGM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NY/NORTHEAST PA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
330 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
SYNOPSIS
A COMBINATION OF DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. CONDITIONS MAY ONCE AGAIN BECOME
FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD FOR PARTS OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY
(MAINLY THE MOHAWK VALLEY- CATSKILLS IN CENTRAL NY AND PARTS OF
NORTHEAST PA), BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER. THIS
MAY LIMIT THIS CONCERN, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
NYZ210-240800-
LEATHERSTOCKING-
330 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (0) 60 (-2) 33 51
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (-15) 24 (+1) 79 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 3-7 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 4-8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 3-7 LGT/VAR SE 4-8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.34
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5010 2550
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 SE 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58060 62420
DSI 2 2 2 1
SUNSHINE HOURS 8 3
ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 34 FAIR 30 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 3
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ038-039-043-240800-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAYRE, TOWANDA, HALLSTEAD, MONTROSE,
AND TUNKHANNOCK
330 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 62 (-4) 39 49
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-14) 35 (+4) 86 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 3-7 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 4-8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.63
PRECIP DURATION 4 12
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3710 1920
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 SE 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49580 44280
DSI 2 2 2 1
SUNSHINE HOURS 6 1
ADI EARLY 60 GEN GOOD 26 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 35 FAIR 11 POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 4
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
PAZ044-047-240800-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCRANTON, HAZLETON, AND WILKES-BARRE
330 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (-1) 64 (-4) 40 50
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-18) 35 (+7) 86 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 3-7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.68
PRECIP DURATION 4 12
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3540 2140
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 SE 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46060 50250
DSI 2 2 2 1
SUNSHINE HOURS 6 1
ADI EARLY 68 GOOD 23 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR 11 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 4
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ040-048-072-240800-
NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DAMASCUS, EQUINUNK, MILFORD,
AND HONESDALE
330 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+1) 63 (-3) 38 47
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-21) 27 (-2) 82 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 4-8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 4-8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 3-7 LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.61
PRECIP DURATION 1 9
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4870 1900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 SE 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66180 45970
DSI 2 2 2 1
SUNSHINE HOURS 6 1
ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR 35 FAIR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 68 GOOD 11 POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 4
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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