Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT

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RFWBTV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
325 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-042300-
/O.CON.KBTV.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150504T2300Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
325 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTHERN NEW
YORK AND VERMONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE RED FLAG
WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
  THE LOWEST AND WINDS THE STRONGEST THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...EXCEPT
  GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...17 TO 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FINE FUELS EXIST BELOW 2000 FEET ACROSS THE 
  ENTIRE NORTH COUNTRY. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS...
  ANY FIRES THAT DO OCCUR TODAY WILL LIKELY SPREAD QUICKLY...
  BURN INTENSELY...AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY
GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

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WWUS81 KBTV 042301
RFWBTV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
701 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-050015-
/O.CAN.KBTV.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150504T2300Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
701 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.

INCREASING CLOUDS AND SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE
AREA THIS EVENING WILL RAISE HUMIDITY LEVELS ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS. AT THE SAME TIME...WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AND THESE
CONDITIONS WILL HELP FIRE CREWS DEAL WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES
ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

EVENSON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
744 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL PUSH OFFSHORE AS A WEAK COLD DROPS SOUTH FROM
QUEBEC ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THERE WILL BE
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
TO PRODUCE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LOCATIONS
BELOW 2000 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ON
MONDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER AIR ARRIVING ON TUESDAY RETURNING THE
REGION TO NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 718 AM EDT MONDAY...
FIRE WEATHER DANGER REMAINS THE CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, AND
DRY FINE FUELS WILL POTENTIALLY CAUSE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT TODAY TO
DISCUSS THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. SEE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

THE LACK OF CLOUD COVER HAS ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO QUICKLY BEGIN
HEATING UP THIS MORNING AFTER DAY BREAK. TEMPS OVER NORTHERN NEW
YORK IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ARE ALREADY IN THE LOW 60S WITH
MID 50S ELSEWHERE AND EXPECT TO CONTINUE WARMING THROUGH THE DAY
MOST LIKELY REACHING THE 80S FOR A DAYTIME MAX TEMP BEFORE THE
FRONT THIS EVENING. LIGHT WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SOUTHWEST 4-8 KTS
ACROSS THE REGION. UNDER CLEAR SKIES. EXCEPT FOR THE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... TODAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
IS SHAPING UP TO BE A LOVELY DAY AND POTENTIALLY THE FIRST DAY IN
THE 80S IN BURLINGTON SINCE 10/15/2014. THE FORECAST IS IN PRETTY
GOOD SHAPE SO OTHER THAN A QUICK UPDATE TO FRESHEN UP THE TEMPS IN
THE FIRST 3-4 HOURS NO CHANGES NECESSARY.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AS OF 355 AM MONDAY...WE WILL DRY OUT TODAY
BECAUSE OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE
PREVIOUS COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE SOUTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE.
THIS WILL WARM THE AREA VERY QUICKLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. LOW AND
MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS QUITE LOW ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY AND THUS
OVERALL CLOUD COVER WILL BE MINIMAL. EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE SOUTH
INTO THE REGION. CLOUDS WILL OVERSPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY
WELL MIXED UP TO 7000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. THE WELL
MIXED ATMOSPHERE AND STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATE WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT GUSTING 20-30KTS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN
NEW YORK AND 15-20KTS ACROSS VERMONT.

THE DRY AIR AND GOOD MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
REGION TO WARM INTO AT LEAST THE UPPER 70S FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A
ROW WITH 80F BEING A REAL POSSIBILITY IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE AND
CHAMPLAIN VALLEYS. WITH LAKE CHAMPLAIN STILL BEING QUITE COLD THE
AIR TEMP OVER THE LAKE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AND SO ACROSS
THE BROAD LAKE I'VE ONLY GOT MAX TEMPS TODAY WARMING TO AROUND 70
AND THE NEAR SHORE AREAS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 355 AM EDT MONDAY...
BY 23Z THIS EVENING OR 7PM, EXPECT THE FIRST SHOWERS TO START TO
MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK AS THE COLD FRONT DRAWS CLOSER TO THE
AREA. AS THE LINE OF SHOWERS DROPS TO THE SOUTH AND MEETS MODERATE
SOUTHWEST FLOW EXPECT IT TO STRUGGLE TO HOLD TOGETHER OVER THE
ADIRONDACKS AND SEE THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY BECOME SHADOWED FROM THE
SHOWERS WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS EXPECTED. IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
HOWEVER EXPECT THE OROGRAPHIC LIFT TO COMBING WITH THE WEAK
INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A 500MB VORT AXIS AND PRODUCE A FEW
MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GREENS. HOWEVER WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL
BE LIGHT EXPECTING TOTAL PRECIP AMOUNTS TO RANGE FROM 0.10" TO
0.30". SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH THE WEAKER
INSTABILITY I CHOSE TO LEAVE OUT MENTION OF TS IN THE FORECAST BUT
IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME TO HEAR A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER AS THE
LINE MOVES THROUGH NEW YORK.

BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE MID 50S IN
THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND UPPER 40S ELSEWHERE. WE WILL THEN MOVE
INTO A PATTERN OF NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPS AND DRY WEATHER AS THE
FLOW ALOFT BECOMES NORTHWEST AND SLIGHT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BEGINS
TO OCCUR.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 355 AM EDT MONDAY...
DRY AND SPRING-LIKE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

ECMWF AND GFS MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
PERIOD. THUS...FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.

ECMWF AND GFS MODELS SHOW A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM CANADA ON SATURDAY...SO HAVE
GONE WITH CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. MODELS SHOWING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE OVER OR JUST
SOUTH OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANCE POPS
FOR RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS VERMONT
AND NORTHERN NEW YORK TODAY. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WIND
GUSTS OF 20 KNOTS OR GREATER TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 13Z-15Z MONDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST
FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE VALLEY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK AFTER 00Z TUESDAY. EXPECTING
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK BETWEEN
02Z-06Z TUESDAY...AND THEN ACROSS VERMONT BETWEEN 04Z-12Z...WITH
SOME LOCAL AREAS OF MVFR POSSIBLE.

OUTLOOK 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

12Z TUESDAY-00Z SATURDAY...VFR CONDITIONS WITH WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE PREVAILING FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM MONDAY....WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 26% AND 36%. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND
PARTS OF THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
LOCATED ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY...NORTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...AND PARTS OF THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO NORTHERN
VT...WHILE THE LOWEST RH VALUES WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN VT.

THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH 60 TO 90 DAY DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL
PRECIPITATION DEFICITS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN FINE FUELS
BECOMING VERY DRY BELOW 2000 FEET...ACCORDING TO THE VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREST...PARKS AND REC AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. GIVEN THE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS...WE WILL HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL THREAT WITH A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT AT THIS TIME.

AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND
NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AFTER 4 PM MONDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL INCREASE AS CLOUDS AND ASSOCIATED MID LEVEL MOISTURE OVERSPREAD
THE REGION...WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY EVENING.
THESE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND MOST OF
VERMONT OVERNIGHT...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY
CONFINED TO THE MTNS.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...NONE.
NY...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEAL
NEAR TERM...DEAL
SHORT TERM...DEAL
LONG TERM...WGH
AVIATION...WGH
FIRE WEATHER...TABER/DEAL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
513 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-050915-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
513 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE RECENT DRY SPELL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT HAS
ALLOWED FINE FUELS BELOW 2000 FEET TO BECOME VERY DRY ACCORDING
TO THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FOREST...PARKS...AND RECREATION AND
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THIS
COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BETWEEN 26 AND 36 PERCENT...WILL INCREASE FIRE CONCERNS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE THE LOWEST AND
WINDS THE STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM TODAY.

AREAS OF DRY FINE FUELS EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
COUNTRY. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT
DO OCCUR COULD SPREAD QUICKLY...BURN INTENSELY...AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
452 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-042000-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...
LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...
ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...
MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
452 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE RECENT DRY SPELL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT HAS
ALLOWED FINE FUELS BELOW 2000 FEET TO BECOME VERY DRY ACCORDING
TO THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FOREST...PARKS...AND RECREATION AND
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THIS
COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BETWEEN 26 AND 36 PERCENT...WILL INCREASE FIRE CONCERNS MONDAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE THE LOWEST AND WINDS THE
STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM MONDAY.

AREAS OF DRY FINE FUELS EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
COUNTRY. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT
DO OCCUR COULD SPREAD QUICKLY...BURN INTENSELY...AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND
POTENTIAL RED FLAG WARNINGS ON THIS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
452 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-042000-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...
LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...
ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...
MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
452 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RECENT DRY SPELL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT HAS
ALLOWED FINE FUELS BELOW 2000 FEET TO BECOME VERY DRY ACCORDING
TO THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FOREST...PARKS...AND RECREATION AND
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THIS
COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BETWEEN 26 AND 36 PERCENT...WILL INCREASE FIRE CONCERNS TODAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE THE LOWEST AND WINDS THE
STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM TODAY.

AREAS OF DRY FINE FUELS EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
COUNTRY. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT
DO OCCUR COULD SPREAD QUICKLY...BURN INTENSELY...AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND
POTENTIAL RED FLAG WARNINGS ON THIS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION.