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WWUS81 KBTV 280629
RFWBTV
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
229 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
NYZ202>205-VTZ030-033-282300-
/O.CON.KBTV.FW.A.0001.260428T1500Z-260428T2300Z/
ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS-ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS-
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK-CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT-
NORTHERN TACONICS-
229 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN VERMONT...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEW YORK, ST. LAWRENCE, NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS,
ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY. IN VERMONT, THE
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND WESTERN RUTLAND COUNTY.
* TIMING...THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 PM TODAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, WITH LOCALLY
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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