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.