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FNUS51 KBGM 172031
FWFBGM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NY/NORTHEAST PA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
330 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
SYNOPSIS
SEASONABLY WARM WEATHER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. WINDS PICK UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
THE BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST OF FRIDAY. AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH
A BRIEF CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ONCE THE FRONT IS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
NYZ210-180900-
LEATHERSTOCKING-
331 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 100 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-2) 46 (+7) 36 50
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 41 (-11) 100 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 4-8 G19 S 6-10 G27 S 13-17 G33 SW 12-16 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 11-15 G30 S 13-17 G32 W 13-17 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.32
PRECIP DURATION 10 11
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1490 4060
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 W 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59140 139840
DSI 1 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 1
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 26 FAIR 23 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 35 FAIR 27 FAIR 77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 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. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
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 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT
AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS AROUND 30. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
PAZ038-039-043-180900-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAYRE, TOWANDA, HALLSTEAD, MONTROSE,
AND TUNKHANNOCK
331 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 100 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (+1) 47 (+6) 37 49
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 51 (+4) 100 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6-10 G25 S 12-16 G34 SW 12-16 G33
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9-13 G25 S 14-18 G34 W 12-16 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.64 0.24
PRECIP DURATION 11 6
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2010 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59210 135960
DSI 1 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 2
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 21 FAIR 57 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 90 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 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 RAIN SHOWERS,
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS, RAIN SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ044-047-180900-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCRANTON, HAZLETON, AND WILKES-BARRE
331 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 100 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (+2) 48 (+7) 37 51
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 55 (+3) 100 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 3-7 G22 S 10-14 G32 SW 13-17 G34
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7-11 G22 S 15-19 G34 W 12-16 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.31
PRECIP DURATION 11 3
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1890 4340
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42050 133860
DSI 1 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 2
ADI EARLY 11 POOR 24 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 58 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR 23 FAIR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 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.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 30.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ040-048-072-180900-
NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DAMASCUS, EQUINUNK, MILFORD,
AND HONESDALE
331 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 100 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (+1) 45 (+5) 36 52
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 59 (+6) 100 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 4-8 G17 LGT/VAR S 8-12 G27 SW 12-16 G32
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6-10 G19 S 13-17 G33 W 12-16 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.72 0.44
PRECIP DURATION 11 6
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1790 4150
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 W 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45260 124610
DSI 1 1 1 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 5 2
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 21 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 50 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 38 FAIR 27 FAIR 83 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 9 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 AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. 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 SHOWERS,
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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