870  
WWUS81 KBTV 091413  
SPSBTV  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
1013 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
NYZ026-027-087-092200-  
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,  
OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, AND GOUVERNEUR  
1013 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
..NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 TO 28 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 65 DEGREES.  
 
* FUELS...PER COORDINATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE RECENT DRY  
WEATHER HAS CAUSED FINE DEAD FUELS ACROSS THE REGION TO DRY OUT.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
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