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FNUS51 KALY 121842
FWFALY
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. A CLIPPER
TYPE SYSTEM BRINGS MAINLY SNOW FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH MODERATE
TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND
SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS. STRONG/GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AGAIN
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLIPPER SYSTEM. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A BRIEF WARMUP IS EXPECTED ON
MONDAY, BUT WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN.
NYZ206-130815-
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD FORGE, LONG LAKE, SPECULATOR, PISECO,
NORTHVILLE, CAROGA LAKE, AND JOHNSTOWN
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 15 (-11) 35 (+8) 22 31
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-17) 52 (-8) 93 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 13 G41
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 10 G31 S 8 G29 S 9 G32 W 12 G41
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.20 0.29 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 4 12 7
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4140 4960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 26 W 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95220 163680
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 7 7
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ207-130815-
UPPER HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH CREEK, GLENS FALLS,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, CLIFTON PARK, WHITEHALL, AND CAMBRIDGE
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 70 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-15) 38 (+2) 27 38
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (-25) 42 (-7) 88 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 14 G42
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 10 G34 S 10 G24 S 12 G28 W 16 G42
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.18 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 3 6 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5080 5740
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 111760 177940
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 6 6
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ208-130815-
MIDDLE HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMSTERDAM, SCHENECTADY, ALBANY, TROY,
BERLIN, BERNE, CAIRO, CATSKILL, CHATHAM, KINGSTON, POUGHKEEPSIE,
DOVER PLAINS, ELLENVILLE, AND MONTICELLO
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW/RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 21 (-17) 41 (+2) 28 44
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-20) 45 (-9) 81 32
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 13 G43
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 11 G35 S 10 G26 S 11 G29 W 14 G43
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5870 7070
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 NW 35
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 117400 212100
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ209-130815-
CATSKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TANNERSVILLE AND PHOENICIA
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-15) 39 (+4) 25 40
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-24) 48 (-8) 82 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 15 G46
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 12 G34 S 10 G29 S 11 G35 W 13 G46
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.15 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6030 6190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 26 W 39
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138690 210460
ADI EARLY 2 VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR VERY POOR 2 VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ036-130815-
SOUTHERN TACONICS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNINGTON, MANCHESTER CENTER, AND POWNAL
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 70 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-14) 38 (+3) 27 37
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-23) 42 (-12) 85 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 G26 W 14 G42
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 G34 S 8 G26 S 12 G29 W 16 G42
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.14 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 3 6 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4950 5520
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 W 35
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108900 165600
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 5 5
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ037-130815-
SOUTHERN GREENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LONDONDERRY, STRATTON,
WOODFORD STATE PARK, AND STAMFORD
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 60 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-16) 36 (+2) 25 35
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-21) 43 (-17) 88 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 11 G42
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 G32 S 6 G23 S 8 G29 W 12 G42
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.18 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5140 5380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 W 44
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82240 204440
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 6 6
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ038-130815-
LOWER CONNECTICUT VALLEY SOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BELLOWS FALLS, BRATTLEBORO,
GUILFORD CENTER, AND WEST BRATTLEBORO
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 50 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 22 (-16) 39 (-1) 29 39
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-30) 38 (-14) 87 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G39
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 G29 S 5 G21 S 7 G26 W 10 G39
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.11 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5000 5470
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 W 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80000 191450
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 6 6
REMARKS...NONE.
MAZ001-130815-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, FLORIDA,
AND NORTH ADAMS
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 50 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-15) 37 (+3) 26 36
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (-19) 43 (-16) 83 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 G26 W 17 G48
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 16 G36 S 10 G26 S 15 G33 W 19 G48
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.04 0.10 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4560 5930
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 30 W 41
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 118560 213480
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 5 5
REMARKS...NONE.
MAZ025-130815-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON,
AND SOUTH EGREMONT
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-16) 39 (+3) 27 40
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-21) 45 (-15) 87 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 12 G47
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 14 G34 S 9 G26 S 12 G29 W 14 G47
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4580 6460
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 30 W 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 119080 213180
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 6 6
REMARKS...NONE.
CTZ001-130815-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TORRINGTON
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SNOW/RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 22 (-19) 40 (-1) 30 43
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-25) 44 (-15) 84 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 11 G42
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 11 G31 S 9 G26 S 10 G27 W 13 G42
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4640 6830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 31 W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 125280 211730
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 5 5
REMARKS...NONE.
CTZ013-130815-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, NEW MILFORD,
TERRYVILLE, AND THOMASTON
242 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SNOW/RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-21) 42 (-5) 32 46
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-28) 43 (-13) 81 32
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 12 G41
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 G26 S 10 G25 S 11 G25 W 14 G41
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4640 6830
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 32 W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 129920 211730
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. RAIN WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. WARMER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO
30 MPH.
TUESDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND
30. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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