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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
652 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
NYZ202-203-290000-
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ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS-
652 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM FOR THE
SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON WILL LET THE RED FLAG
WARNING EXPIRE AT 7 PM.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY
INCREASE THIS EVENING, AS TEMPERATURES COOL BACK INTO THE 60S.
THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM.
NYZ205-VTZ030-290400-
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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK-CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT-
652 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND NEAR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY FOR CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
OF NEW YORK AND VERMONT...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEW YORK, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK. IN
VERMONT, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT.
* TIMING...THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM,
WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...SLOWLY FALLING BACK INTO THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S.
* 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.
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