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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
128 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
NYZ202>205-VTZ030-033-280800-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FW.A.0001.260428T1500Z-260428T2300Z/
ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS-ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS-
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK-CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT-
NORTHERN TACONICS-
128 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN NEW
YORK AND WESTERN VERMONT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEW YORK, ST. LAWRENCE, NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS,
ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS AND CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK. IN
VERMONT, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT AND WESTERN RUTLAND COUNTY.
* TIMING...THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 PM ON TUESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
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