573  
WWUS81 KBTV 190534  
RFWBTV  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
134 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
NYZ205-190645-  
/O.CAN.KBTV.FW.A.0001.251019T1600Z-251020T0000Z/  
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK-  
134 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS TRANSITIONED TO A SPECIAL WEATHER  
STATEMENT FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK...  
 
THE POTENTIAL FOR LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE CHAMPLAIN  
VALLEY OF NEW YORK SEEMS TO HAVE DECREASED SOME. NEVERTHELESS,  
ANTECEDENT DRY WEATHER, LEAF DEBRIS, AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH,  
LOCALLY UP TO 35 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN CLINTON AND ESSEX  
COUNTIES NEAR TOWNS LIKE ELLENBUG OR JAY, MAY STILL RESULT IN  
INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. PLEASE REMAIN UP TO  
DATE ON THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE  
CURRENT FIRE DANGER RATING, ANY BURN RESTRICTIONS, AND WILDFIRE  
PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR  
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.  
 

 
 
VTZ033>035-190645-  
/O.CAN.KBTV.FW.A.0001.251019T1600Z-251020T0200Z/  
NORTHERN TACONICS-SOUTH CENTRAL GREENS-  
LOWER CONNECTICUT VALLEY NORTH-  
134 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS TRANSITIONED TO A SPECIAL WEATHER  
STATEMENT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT...  
 
THE POTENTIAL FOR LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SOUTH-CENTRAL  
VERMONT SEEMS TO HAVE DECREASED SOME. NEVERTHELESS, ANTECEDENT  
DRY WEATHER, LEAF DEBRIS, AND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH, LOCALLY UP  
TO 30 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREENS, MAY STILL RESULT  
IN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. PLEASE REMAIN UP  
TO DATE ON THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE  
CURRENT FIRE DANGER RATING, ANY BURN RESTRICTIONS, AND WILDFIRE  
PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR  
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE. REMEMBER, A DEBRIS BURN BAN IS  
IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF VERMONT WHICH MEANS NO OPEN BURNING IS  
ALLOWED.  
 

 
 
NYZ202-192100-  
/O.UPG.KBTV.FW.A.0001.251019T1600Z-251020T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KBTV.FW.W.0001.251019T1600Z-251020T0000Z/  
ST. LAWRENCE-  
134 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE ST LAWRENCE  
VALLEY...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM  
NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEW YORK, ST. LAWRENCE.  
 
* TIMING...THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR  
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM ON SUNDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS BETWEEN 75 AND 80 DEGREES.  
 
* IMPACTS...IF ANY FIRES WERE TO START THE WEATHER AND FUEL  
CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE FIRES TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND  
BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET  
OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.  
 

 
 

 
 
VTZ030>032-192100-  
/O.UPG.KBTV.FW.A.0001.251019T1600Z-251020T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KBTV.FW.W.0001.251019T1600Z-251020T0200Z/  
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT-NORTHEAST KINGDOM-CENTRAL VERMONT-  
134 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM  
NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN VERMONT, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT,  
NORTHEAST KINGDOM AND CENTRAL VERMONT.  
 
* TIMING...THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR  
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM ON SUNDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 TO 40 PERCENT, BUT LOCALIZED  
HIGHER VALUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREEN MOUNTAINS.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.  
 
* IMPACTS...IF ANY FIRES WERE TO START THE WEATHER AND FUEL  
CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE FIRES TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND  
BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET  
OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. REMEMBER, A  
DEBRIS BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF VERMONT WHICH MEANS NO  
OPEN BURNING OF DEBRIS IS ALLOWED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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