National Weather Service issues Fire Weather Watch
 
By 1st. Asst. Chief Gino Furano
April 18, 2016
 

Event: Fire Weather Watch
Alert:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF
EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF EASTERN
NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...100 PM TO 600 PM EDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...50S HIGHER TERRAIN...60S IN THE VALLEYS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH COULD MAKE FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Instructions: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.


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