596  
FNUS71 KOKX 210642  
FWSOKX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SARNOFF WEST BLOCK D RX...NYSDEC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
242 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MAY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO A PERIOD OF  
DRIER WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN NE-E GUSTS AROUND  
20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. MIN RH VALUES RANGE  
FROM 50 TO 60 PERCENT TODAY AND 40 TO 50 PERCENT ON  
FRIDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.  
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................22 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 70 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 84 87 88 89 90 89 89 88 89 91 92  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 30 40 40 40 60 60 60 30 30 30 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 60 63 66 68 68 68 68 67 68 67 65  
RH..............78 75 67 61 57 55 55 55 56 55 54 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 020 030 030 040 040 050 060 060 070 100 110  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 11 12 13 12 10 10 8 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.7 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 040 050 060 060 060 060 060 060 050 030 030  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 16 20 20 18 17 15 14 13 10 8 7  
ADI.............22 42 59 67 70 68 64 57 48 42 34 27  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.  
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 0 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
ADI.................0 TO 18.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........90 87 85 84 82 81 77 74 70 61 52 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 61 59 58 57 56 56 56 55 54 54 54  
RH..............60 67 72 75 77 80 80 80 80 80 80 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..120 130 140 000 000 000 000 000 000 050 040 040  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 4 4 2 2 4 4 6 6 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.1 2.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 020 010 060 140 000 000 000 000 150 080 050  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 14  
ADI.............18 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.  
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 22 MPH.  
ADI.................34 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 104 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 59 67 64 60 57 60 62 65 55 44 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 55 58 60 64 66 67 68 68 68 67 66  
RH..............77 72 64 60 52 47 45 42 42 42 43 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..040 050 050 060 070 070 080 090 100 100 110 110  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.6 3.2 4.0 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 060 070 070 070 070 070 080 080 080 090 090  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 22 21 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 18  
ADI.............34 64 86 88 81 73 72 72 76 90 103 104  
 

 
FORECASTER...DS  
REQUESTED BY...PETER MOREHOUSE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614157.0/OKX  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PETER.MOREHOUSE@DEC.NY.GOV  
 
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