173  
FNUS71 KALY 180929  
FWSALY  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APB BROGUE...ALBANY PINE BUSH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
529 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THIS MORNING, TEMPERATURES START OFF IN THE UPPER 40S/LOW 50S, BUT  
QUICKLY RISE UNDER MAINLY SUNNY SKIES WITH DAYTIME HIGH  
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING PM HIGH  
CLOUDS. DEW POINTS DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S, RESULTING IN  
MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 45% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE  
SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TO AROUND 10-12 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH. SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INCREASE TO  
13-16 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO AROUND 25 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS AT  
THE BURN SITE GENERALLY EXPECTED MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. RH  
RECOVERS TO 55-65% SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AND TO OVER 90%  
LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT  
TONIGHT, BRINGING A WETTING RAIN WITH A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF  
RAIN TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............48.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (89300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 17 16 16 20 31 30 25 25 40 35 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 51 55 59 61 64 66 68 69 70 70 69  
DEWPOINT........47 48 50 50 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49  
RH..............86 89 83 72 65 58 54 51 49 47 47 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 23 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 13 17 17 20 21 20 21 22 22 24  
LVORI...........6 7 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 13 34 42 58 72 74 79 87 84 89  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............47.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15  
TO 18 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO FAIR (15700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.15 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........42 48 65 77 81 84 85 92 94 88 92 94  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 30 20 30 40 50 70  
TEMP............68 67 64 61 60 58 56 55 55 53 53 51  
DEWPOINT........49 49 49 49 48 49 48 48 47 48 48 46  
RH..............51 52 58 65 64 72 74 77 74 83 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 23 24 26 26 26 25 22 20 20 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 28 28 29 26 26 23 23 21 18 15  
LVORI...........2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..77 59 53 49 51 43 40 31 32 25 23 16  
VENTRATE CAT....GD FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............43 DECREASING TO 33.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 21  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO  
25 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (126000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.35 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........95 96 94 93 93 93 93 93 86 78 71 63  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............49 47 45 44 42 41 42 42 42 43 45 46  
DEWPOINT........45 42 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 33 32  
RH..............86 83 89 89 93 93 86 82 79 73 63 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 20 21 21 20 18 18 20 22 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.8 4.7 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 23 25 22 20 17 16 15 16 21 25 29  
LVORI...........6 6 7 7 8 8 6 6 4 4 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 36 39 37 35 34 33 34 41 68 104 126  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD  
 

 
FORECASTER...35  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRIGGS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610655.0/ALY  
.DELDT 04/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TBRIGGS@ALBANYPINEBUSH.ORG  
 
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