Alert archive / Massachusetts / Red Flag Warnings in 2007

Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

April 22, 2007Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this red flag warning at Apr 22, 2007, 3:10 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Apr 23, 2007, 4:31 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2007, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2007, 4:31 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 23, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 82 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2270 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS81 KALY 221910
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052-053-059-060-064>066-083-084-230400-
/O.UPG.KALY.FW.A.0001.070423T1600Z-070423T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND HUDSON VALLEY IN EASTERN NEW
YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO MID 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NYZ054-061-230400-
/O.NEW.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE TACONICS IN EASTERN NEW YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013-230400-
/O.NEW.KALY.FW.A.0002.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST VERMONT AND THE
BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS81 KALY 221959 AAA
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
359 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-083-084-230400-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
359 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...HUDSON VALLEY AND TACONICS IN
EASTERN NEW YORK.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013-230400-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.A.0002.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
359 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST
VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR ALL
OF NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
000 
WWUS81 KALY 230124
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
924 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-083-084-231015-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
924 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...HUDSON VALLEY AND TACONICS IN
EASTERN NEW YORK. 

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013-231015-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.A.0002.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
924 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST
VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR ALL
OF NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
000 
WWUS81 KALY 230831
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
431 AM EDT MON APR 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013-240000-
/O.UPG.KALY.FW.A.0002.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
431 AM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT...THE BERKSHIRES AND BENNINGTON
COUNTY VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...DRY
WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-083-084-240000-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
431 AM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...HUDSON VALLEY AND TACONICS IN
EASTERN NEW YORK.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...DRY
WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY
EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS81 KALY 231359
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
959 AM EDT MON APR 23 2007

VTZ015-232200-
/O.EXA.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
EASTERN WINDHAM-
959 AM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...DRY
WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY
EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-
064>066-083-084-VTZ013-232200-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0001.070423T1600Z-070424T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
959 AM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...HUDSON VALLEY AND TACONICS IN NEW YORK...
THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IN CONNECTICUT...AND FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW
1500 FEET IN THE BERKSHIRES AND IN BENNINGTON COUNTY IN VERMONT.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...DRY
WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY
EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS81 KALY 232046
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
446 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-
064>066-083-084-VTZ013-015-240000-
/O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070424T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-
446 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...
HUDSON VALLEY AND TACONICS IN NEW YORK...THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IN
CONNECTICUT...EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...AND FOR ELEVATIONS
BELOW 1500 FEET IN THE BERKSHIRES AND IN BENNINGTON COUNTY IN
VERMONT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...DRY
WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS81 KALY 232358
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
758 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

NYZ038>040-240100-
/O.CAN.KALY.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070424T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
758 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY IN EASTERN NEW YORK AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-
083-084-VTZ013-015-240200-
/O.EXT.KALY.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070424T0200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
758 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR HUDSON VALLEY AND TACONICS IN NEW YORK...THE
LITCHFIELD HILLS IN CONNECTICUT...EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...AND
FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET IN THE BERKSHIRES AND IN BENNINGTON
COUNTY.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S...COUPLED WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S THROUGH THIS EVENING...WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...DRY
WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND DRY
FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS81 KALY 240209
RFWALY

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1009 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-
083-084-VTZ013-015-240315-
/O.EXP.KALY.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070424T0200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
1009 PM EDT MON APR 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY
AND TACONICS IN NEW YORK...THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IN
CONNECTICUT...EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...AND ELEVATIONS BELOW
1500 FEET IN THE BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BENNINGTON
COUNTY IN VERMONT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 22, 10:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 10:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1054 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...PROVIDING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND TOMORROW.  A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
COOLING TREND. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO NEAR SEASONABLE
LEVELS FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A DRY AIR MASS CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION. QUITE A SWITCH FROM
THE NOREASTER SUN TO MON LAST WEEK WITH THE HEAVY RAINS AND SNOW.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 5TH DRY DAY WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH OF
RAINFALL NOT FALLING OVER THE FORECAST AREA.  WE WILL MAINTAIN OUR
ELEVATED FIRE AWARENESS FOR THE HUDSON AND MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY
LOCATIONS IN OUR FORECAST AREA FOR TODAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
WILL CONTINUE FOR LOCATIONS TOMORROW FOR THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
PER COORDINATION WITH OUR USERS AND THE RH...WINDS AND LACK OF PCPN
OVER THE PAST 5 DAYS. DETAILS BELOW IN THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION.
THE ZONE FORECAST READS FINE AND THE MAX TEMPS LOOK GOOD WITH
WIDESPREAD MID TO U70S IN THE VALLEYS AND M60S TO L70S IN THE HILLS
AND MTNS. THE SATELLITE PICTURE SHOWS SOME SCT CIRRUS HERE AND THERE
WITH WEAK IMPULSES IN THE N/NW FLOW. HENCE...MOSTLY SUNNY READS
FINE.  PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION SECTIONS BELOW WITH MINOR
REFRESHENING OF THE FIRE WEATHER PORTION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS STARTS TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND
TONIGHT...WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BREEZE KEEPING TEMPS MILD IN
FAVORED AREAS. MON SHOULD BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR IN
MOST LOCALS. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS FORECAST TO INCREASE...WHICH
WILL AIDE IN DOWNSLOPING. ALSO...H85 TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO WARM TO
AROUND +10C TO +11C. LOWER 80S WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE HUDSON
VALLEY AND THE CT VALLEY IN SOUTHERN VT. EVEN THE MOUNTAINS WILL
ENJOY TEMPS WELL INTO THE 70S. WITH DECENT MIXING CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY DURING THE
AFTERNOON...MAINLY 20 TO 30 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT ARE NOT
FORECAST TO ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER DARK...WHEN MIXING WILL BE
LIMITED...SO STRONGER GUSTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. A COLD FRONT WILL
BE MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION...BUT ANY SHOWER
ACTIVITY ASSOC WITH THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF OUR FORECAST
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE IN FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT...AHEAD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT. SOME
MODELS DIFFERENCES START TO CROP UP DURING THIS PERIOD...AS THE GFS
IS FASTER THAN NAM WITH ONSET OF PRECIP AND MOVING THE COLD FRONT
THROUGH. WILL LEAN TOWARDS SLOWER NAM SOLUTION AT THIS TIME...WHICH
SEEMS MORE REASONABLE AS STRONG RIDGE MUST BE DISPLACED. INCREASED
POPS TO LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN ZONES...TAPERING TO CHANCE FARTHER
EAST. FORECAST SOUNDINGS DO NOT SUPPORT THUNDER...SO WILL WORD AS
PLAIN SHOWERS.

WITH EXPECTED DELAYED TIMING OF COLD FRONT PASSAGE...ADDED A CHANCE
OF MORNING SHOWERS FOR TUE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE CAPITAL REGION. MAX TEMPS ON TUE WILL BE COOLER THAN MONDAY IN
WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...ALTHOUGH SOUTHEAST AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE A
SPIKE IN TEMPS DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPS ALOFT ONLY
GRADUALLY COOLING. WITH MODEL CONSENSUS OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
IN...TOOK OUT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR TUE NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST PAST TUESDAY NIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS REMAINS FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK ALTHOUGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
CONTINUES TO BE VERY LOW...AS ENTIRE FORECAST WILL DEPEND ON HOW FAR
SOUTH THE COLD FRONT GETS TUE NIGHT BEFORE STALLING. IF THE FRONT
REMAINS CLOSE ENOUGH TO OUR AREA...THIS WILL ALLOW WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE TO MOVE ALONG IT AND WILL KEEP OUR WEATHER RATHER
UNSETTLED. HOWEVER...IF THE FRONT POSITIONS ITSELF FARTHER SOUTH...A
LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS EASTERN CANADA MAY KEEP
OUR REGION ON THE DRY SIDE. COOLER WEATHER DOES APPEARS TO BE MORE
CERTAIN THOUGH....WITH TEMPS DROPPING TO NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS BY
WED. THE END OF THE WEEK LOOKS TO BE UNSETTLED AS THE AFOREMENTIONED
FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH IN ASSOCIATION WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND MID ATLANTIC REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN NY AND WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND. ASIDE FROM A FEW-SCT CIRRUS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES WILL DOMINATE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KTS BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME LIGHT TO
CALM SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY. THE AIR MASS
IS VERY DRY IN THE LOWER TO MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE DRY
WEATHER WILL ALLOW FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND BRUSH TO DRY
FURTHER.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE GROUND WILL REMAIN MOIST ACROSS MOST OF
THE FORECAST AREA WITH EXTENSIVE SNOW PACK AT ELEVATIONS GREATER
THAN 1500 FEET OR SO. THE HAINES INDEX WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 6
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...AN ELEVATED FIRE AWARENESS STATEMENT WILL BE IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. THE WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE TO LIGHT TO
CALM VALUES OVERNIGHT.

ON MONDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...AND WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES POTENTIALLY 15 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

.HYDROLOGY...
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING...AS
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
SNOW MELT OVER THE TERRAIN GREATER THAN 1500 FEET WILL OCCUR WITH
THE ANOMALOUSLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. THE SNOW
MELT WILL SLOW SIGNIFICANTLY OR STOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND OR BELOW FREEZING.

AT THIS POINT...WE STILL HAVE FLOODING ON THE MOHAWK RIVER BELOW
DELTA DAM....AND SOME MINOR FLOODING AT RIVERBANK ON THE SCHROON
RIVER DUE TO SNOW MELT. VERY MINOR FLOODING MAY REDEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON NEAR WHITEHALL ON THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ALONG WITH
THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICES WEB PAGE AT
HTTP:/WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/AHPS FOR DETAILS.

SNOW DEPTH AND LIQUID EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS ACROSS THE ALY HSA CONTINUE
TO BE THE HIGHEST OVER THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. SNOW DEPTH RANGES
FROM 6 INCHES TO A FEW FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENTS RANGE FROM A FEW
INCHES TO UP TO ISOLATED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES. THE
SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS ALSO HAVE SNOW DEPTHS OF 3 TO 12 INCHES
WITH UP TO 2 FEET ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENTS
ARE GENERALLY 2 TO 6 INCHES THERE.

MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL AND SNOW LIQUID EQUIVALENT ARE OVER
THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE ERN CATSKILLS...AND BERKSHIRES. ANOTHER DAY OR
TWO AND THIS MAY ALL DISAPPEAR.

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052-053-059-060-
     064>066-083-084.
MA...NONE.
CT...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WASULA
NEAR TERM...WASULA
FIRE WEATHER...WASULA
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 4:36 AM EDT, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
436 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052-053-059-060-064>066-083-084-231100-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
436 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND HUDSON
VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS AN ELEVATED FIRE AWARENESS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15
TO 25 PERCENT AND HAINES INDEX VALUES REACHING 6.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-042-047-048-051-054-058-061-063-082-
VTZ013>015-231100-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
436 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...EASTERN CATSKILLS AND TACONICS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 3:10 PM EDTFire Weather WatchALYBerkshire13 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2007Red Flag Warnings in New York, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.