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RFWALY
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
142 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
NYZ208-052300-
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MIDDLE HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMSTERDAM, SCHENECTADY, ALBANY, TROY,
BERLIN, BERNE, CAIRO, CATSKILL, CHATHAM, KINGSTON, POUGHKEEPSIE,
DOVER PLAINS, ELLENVILLE, AND MONTICELLO
142 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID
HUDSON VALLEY AND CAPITAL DISTRICT...
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY FDRA INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: EASTERN MONTGOMERY, SCHENECTADY, EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN SCHOHARIE, ALBANY, RENSSELAER, EASTERN GREENE,
COLUMBIA, EASTERN ULSTER, DUTCHESS, AND MUCH OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING, WITH THE LOWEST RH AND
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25-30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 83.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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