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FNUS51 KBTV 260807  
FWFBTV  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/NORTHERN VERMONT AND  
NORTHERN NEW YORK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..VERY DRY TODAY AND TOMORROW
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
EFFICIENT WARMING UNDER SUNNY SKIES AND SUBSIDENCE OF VERY DRY AIR  
IS EXPECTED TODAY. NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 75 AND  
90 PERCENT, BUT BY MIDAFTERNOON, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 14 TO  
24 PERCENT IS LIKELY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE LIGHT TODAY, FOLLOWING TERTIARY FLOW WITH LAKE BREEZES AND  
UPSLOPE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE LACK OF WIND WILL LIMIT IMPACTS  
TO FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, BUT MAY RESULT IN POOR VENTILATION.  
 
ON SATURDAY, DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN. WARMER OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS  
WILL LEAD TO NIGHTTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 50 TO 70  
PERCENT. BY AFTERNOON, SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 10 TO 15  
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY  
TO FALL TOWARDS 22 TO 30 PERCENT, DESPITE THE SOUTH FLOW. NEAR  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, MAINLY EAST OF THE  
ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WHERE INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES  
LATE AFTERNOON COULD KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHER. THIS RAIN  
WILL PUSH EAST OVERNIGHT SUNDAY, WITH INCREASING MOISTURE  
DEVELOPING INTO THE NEXT WEEK.  
 
VTZ030-262130-  
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, SHELBURNE, MIDDLEBURY,  
VERGENNES, ST. ALBANS, SWANTON, ENOSBURG FALLS, AND BRISTOL  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 35 64  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 12 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 20 72 23  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 6430 5800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 S 16  
VENTILATION RATE 38580 92800  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VTZ033-035-262130-  
NORTHERN TACONICS-LOWER CONNECTICUT VALLEY NORTH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN, RUTLAND, DANBY, SPRINGFIELD,  
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, AND WOODSTOCK  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 30 64  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 8 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 18 85 23  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 7530 6030  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 S 12  
VENTILATION RATE 52710 72360  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VTZ034-262130-  
SOUTH CENTRAL GREENS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIPTON, EAST WALLINGFORD, KILLINGTON,  
BETHEL, AND LUDLOW  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 32 61  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 19 77 25  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 7240 6040  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 S 10  
VENTILATION RATE 50680 60400  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VTZ032-262130-  
CENTRAL VERMONT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RICHMOND, UNDERHILL, JOHNSON, STOWE,  
MONTPELIER, WAITSFIELD, STARKSBORO, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH,  
AND ST. JOHNSBURY  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 29 62  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 8 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 19 86 21  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 7230 5770  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 S 13  
VENTILATION RATE 57840 75010  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VTZ031-262130-  
NORTHEAST KINGDOM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DERBY, NEWPORT, ISLAND POND, LUNENBURG,  
AND HARDWICK  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 28 61  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND PM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR S 8 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 20 84 21  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 7130 5770  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 S 10  
VENTILATION RATE 64170 57700  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NYZ205-262130-  
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHAMPLAIN, PLATTSBURGH, PORT HENRY,  
TICONDEROGA, AND SCHROON LAKE  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 34 63  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G18  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 13 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 21 71 26  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 4  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 6270 6200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 S 17  
VENTILATION RATE 37620 105400  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NYZ204-262130-  
ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE PLACID, KEENE, MOUNT VAN HOEVENBERG,  
NEWCOMB, AND WILMINGTON  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 29 60  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G19  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 12 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 20 76 27  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 6690 5380  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 S 16  
VENTILATION RATE 40140 86080  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NYZ203-262130-  
NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STAR LAKE, TUPPER LAKE, PAULS SMITHS,  
AND WANAKENA  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 30 63  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G21  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 12 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
HUMIDITY (%) 18 75 26  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 6920 5700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 5 S 18  
VENTILATION RATE 34600 102600  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NYZ202-262130-  
ST. LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,  
OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, BRASHER FALLS, AND GOUVERNEUR  
407 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 37 65  
20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G23  
20FTWND PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 12 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
HUMIDITY (%) 22 64 25  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
LAL 1 1 1  
MIXING HGT 6840 6270  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 5 S 20  
VENTILATION RATE 34200 125400  
KBDI <=200 <=200 <=200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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