Heat in Massachusetts, July 21, 2011

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1029 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER WITH A
SOUTHWEST FLOW OF HOT AND HUMID AIR FROM THE MIDWEST. THIS PATTERN
WILL RESULT IN OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY. A
FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY SHOULD BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS
HUMID WEATHER...WITH EVEN COOLER AND MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES IN
STORE FOR SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WARMING UP QUICKLY OUTSIDE. BAND OF CLOUDFS ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS
AS CONVECTIVE DEBRIS AND TAILOF MIDLEVEL MOISTURE SINKS SOUTH AND
EAST. PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND SUN IN NORTHERN AREAS MAY CAP
TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW CURRENT FORECAST...BUT LOW
LEVEL DEW POINTS WILL MAKE UP FOR THAT IN TERMS OF RESULTING HEAT
INDICES. HEADLINES FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HEAT ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE.

AREA SOUNDINGS QUITE UNSTABLE...BUT SOME CAPPING SEEN IN SOME
PARTS OF THE REGION. IF LAKE BREEZE CONVECTION CAN INITIATE...OR
CONVECTION IN HIGHER TERRAIN...CONVECTION COULD GO BALLISTIC SO
WILL KEEP AN EYE ON ANY THUNDERSTORM INITIATION. NO GOOD LOW LEVEL
FOCUS OUTSIDE OF THE LAKES AND TERRAIN...BUT RELATIVELY STRONG
WIND FIELDS COULD PROPAGATE CONVECTION QUICKLY IF IT DEVELOPS...SO
WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL IN ANY THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY.

SO JUST SOME MINOR TOUCHES TO FORECAST BUT FEW IF ANY.

PREV AFD BELOW...

AS OF 644 AM...MCS TRACKING WELL NORTH OF THE REGION AND WILL NOT
IMPACT OUR WEATHER OTHER THAN POSSIBLY ADDING A PERIOD OF HIGH LEVEL
DEBRIS CLOUDS PASSING THROUGH. LOTS OF ADDITIONAL HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
ACROSS THE REGION AT THIS TIME...AND WILL BE OF VARYING THICKNESS
TODAY. THESE CLOUDS MAY POTENTIALLY INHIBIT MAX TEMPS BY A DEGREE OR
TWO...BUT DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN EVENTUAL COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LEAVE TEMPERATURES AND HEAT HEADLINES AS IS.
OTHERWISE...POPULATED HOURLY GRIDS THIS MORNING TO REFLECT CURRENT
OBS AND TRENDS.

PREVIOUS NEAR TERM DISCUSSION...

AS OF 415 AM...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND/OR HEAT ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA FOR TODAY. THE ONLY CHANGE TO CURRENT
HEADLINES WAS TO UPGRADE EASTERN DUTCHESS COUNTY TO A WARNING.
OTHERWISE...THE REST OF THE HEADLINES REMAIN AS THEY WERE ISSUED.

STILL WATCHING AN MCS TRACK GENERALLY EASTWARD ACROSS
THE ONTARIO/QUEBEC BORDER JUST NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY. THE POSITION
OF THIS SYSTEM LINES UP WELL WITH THE SURFACE CYCLONE CENTER...WHICH
HAS DEEPENED TO 994MB AT THIS TIME. MID-UPPER TROPOSPHERIC FLOW IS
WEST-EAST IN VICINITY OF THE MCS NOW...ALTHOUGH THE TRAJECTORY
BECOME MORE WNW-ESE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
MODEL GUIDANCE REGARDING THIS FEATURE...SO AM EXPECTING THE MCS TO
REMAIN NORTH OF OUR AREA THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH SOME HIGH LEVEL
DEBRIS CLOUDS COULD MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

THE MAIN STORY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY THAT WILL GRIP THE REGION. 850MB TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO
REACH +22C TO +24C THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
WITH 30-35 KT WINDS AT 850MB WILL ALLOW FOR COMPRESSIONAL WARMING
EAST OF THE CATSKILLS WHICH WILL HELP BOOST TEMPS INTO THE MID TO
PERHAPS UPPER 90S IN THE MID HUDSON VALLEY. MID 90S ARE EXPECTED FOR
THE CAPITAL REGION AND UPPER HUDSON VALLEY AND OTHER VALLEY
LOCATIONS. ELSEWHERE LOWER 90S SHOULD OCCUR EXCEPT FOR MOUNTAINOUS
AREAS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION IS SOMEWHAT LOW FOR TODAY DUE TO THE
WARM MID LEVEL TEMPS AND FORECAST SOUNDING SHOWING MULTIPLE
INVERSIONS BETWEEN 850-700MB. HOWEVER...MLCAPE VALUES WILL BUILD TO
AROUND 1500-2500 K/JG AS DEWPOINTS RISE INTO THE LOWER 70S. MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES COULD STEEPEN TO AROUND 6-6.5C/KM BETWEEN
850-500MB. SO...IF ANY UPDRAFTS CAN BREAK THROUGH THE LOW-MID LEVEL
INVERSIONS THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS...ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THE DEEP LAYER 0-6KM SHEAR OF 30-35 KT WHICH COULD ORGANIZE
ANY CELLS INTO BOWING SEGMENTS OR CLUSTERS. THE MAIN QUESTION IS
THE TRIGGER TO INITIATE STORMS. IN THESE TYPES OF SETUPS WITH A HOT
AND HUMID AIR MASS IN PLACE AND LOTS OF CAPE...CSTAR RESEARCH HAS
SHOWN LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARIES CAN INITIATE CONVECTION BUT DOES NOT
HAPPEN EVERY TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS A POTENTIAL
TRIGGER. ALSO WHILE SUBTLE...DIFFERENTIAL HEATING DUE TO THE TERRAIN
COULD ALLOW FOR ENOUGH LIFT. SO...WILL MENTION ISOLATED THUNDER
TODAY BUT ANY STORMS THAT FORM HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO QUICKLY BECOME
SEVERE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO
BE LIKELY WITH HIGH PWATS AROUND 1.75 INCHES.

ANY CONVECTION THAT DOES DEVELOP SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET AND DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST SINCE THEY WILL NOT BE TIED TO
ANY SYNOPTICALLY DRIVEN SYSTEM. IT WILL BE A MUGGY NIGHT WITH MINS
ONLY IN THE LOWER TO PERHAPS MID 70S IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 415 AM...FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER HOT DAY ACROSS THE
REGION...ALTHOUGH A SURFACE TROF OR DEWPOINT BOUNDARY WILL MOVE
THROUGH BY MORNING ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. FOR THIS REASON...WHILE TEMPS WILL BE SIMILAR
TO THURSDAY...LOWER HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES NOT AS
OPPRESSIVE FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL
BE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS SUCH AS EASTERN ULSTER...DUTCHESS...AND
LITCHFIELD COUNTIES WHERE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT. FARTHER NORTH THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE WARNING LEVEL HEAT IS
NOT EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH...HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
HEAT INDICES NEAR 100.

OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH NO CONVECTION DUE TO A
STRONG LOW-LEVEL CAP DEVELOPING. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY
NIGHT AS WELL...WITH AGAIN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AS A RESULT OF
LOWER DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE REGION. MIN TEMPS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO
DROP INTO THE 60S WITH EVEN SOME 50S IN THE ADIRONDACKS.

THE HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...BUT WITH ANOTHER FEW
DEGREES OF COOLING. MAX TEMPS WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH
GENERALLY LOWER 90S IN THE HUDSON/MOHAWK VALLEY FROM THE CAPITAL
REGION NORTH TO MID 90S ACROSS THE MID HUDSON VALLEY/LITCHFIELD CT.
ANOTHER SURFACE TROF WILL BE MOVING THROUGH DURING THE DAY WHICH
WILL HELP TO "COOL" TEMPS SLIGHTLY WITH DEWPOINTS REMAINING IN THE
60S. WILL MENTION ISOLATED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOUNDARY
MOVING THROUGH ALTHOUGH AGAIN THE ENVIRONMENT MAY BE RATHER CAPPED
SO WILL KEEP CHANCES SLIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MAINLY DRY AND DEFINITELY COOLER DURING LONG TERM PERIOD. THE
GFS/ECMWF BOTH FORECAST A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHWRS/TSTMS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROF
MOVE THROUGH. ECMWF IS THE FASTEST...WITH MOST OF THE SHWR ACTIVITY
OCCURRING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WHILE THE GFS FORECASTS THE
SHOWERS MAINLY ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. THE ONLY OTHER THREAT
FOR SHWRS/TSTMS AS SHOWN BY THE MODELS IS A CHANCE OF SHWRS
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACCORDING TO THE ECMWF AS A
WAVE PASSES BY TO OUR SOUTH. WHILE THE NAM SUGGEST A MCS TYPE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA AND INTO OUR REGION ON SUNDAY.
WILL IGNORE THE NAM/MCS SOLUTION FOR NOW AND KEEP THE FORECAST DRY
ON SUNDAY...AND HAVE FORECAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHWRS/TSTMS
SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO THE ECMWF. OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR LOW CHANCE POPS
FORECAST FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY DUE TO THE FRONTAL AND
UPPER TROF PASSAGE...OTHERWISE DRY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MUCH COOLER RELATIVE TO CURRENT TEMPS ACROSS THE REGION...BUT TEMPS
WILL GENERALLY BE CLOSE TO NORMAL. HIGHS DURING THE PERIOD WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S AND 60S SATURDAY NIGHT...AND MID 50S
TO MID 60S SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT THE KGFL/KALB/KPOU TAF SITES AS
A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS PREVAILS ACROSS THE REGION WITH ONLY A VERY
LOW PROBABILITY FOR ANY CONVECTION. SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE GRADIENT
WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE MORNING AS A STRONG
SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA.

VFR/MVFR HAZE CONDITIONS WILL PREVIAL AT THE TAF SITES THIS
MORNING...BUT AS SURFACE WINDS PICK UP...ENOUGH MIXING SHOULD OCCUR
FOR THE VSBY TO BECOME P6SM AT ALL THREE SITES BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. HAVE INCLUDED CB IN THE FORECAST FOR KALB/KGFL DUE TO THE
SLIGHT THREAT OF ANY CONVECTION FORMING.

AFTER SUNSET...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND MAY GO CALM AT KGFL/KPOU. HAVE
FORECAST MVFR/IFR VSBYS AT THESE LOCATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT DUE TO
FOG/HAZE...BUT HAVE KEPT THE VSBY VFR AT KALB SINCE THE SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL PERSIST.

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AT THE TAF SITES AND BECOME
SOUTHWEST. SPEEDS WILL REACH 10 TO 15 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KTS
AT KGFL/KALB...AND UP TO 20 KTS AT KPOU.

FRI-MON...VFR. SLGT CHC TSRA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER WITH A
SOUTHWEST FLOW OF HOT AND HUMID AIR FROM THE MIDWEST. THIS PATTERN
WILL RESULT IN OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY. A
FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY SHOULD BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS
HUMID WEATHER. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING...OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. MOST AREAS WILL NOT
RECEIVE WETTING RAIN DUE TO THE SPARSE COVERAGE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 40 TO
50 PERCENT. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 85 AND 100 PERCENT
TONIGHT...THEN DROP TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 35 TO 45 PERCENT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. WINDS TONIGHT WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST
WITH SPEEDS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ON FRIDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A HUMID AND MOISTURE-RICH AIR MASS OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL RESULT
IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AS
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL BE AROUND 1.75 INCHES. SOME
URBAN...POOR DRAINAGE OR SMALL STREAM FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN ISOLATED
LOCATIONS...OTHERWISE MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. LARGER STREAMS
AND RIVERS WILL ONLY EXPERIENCE SLIGHT INCREASES IN FLOW.

DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH POSSIBLY ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND
MUCH OF MONDAY.

FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING
OBSERVED AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE
VISIT THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON
OUR WEBSITE.

&&

.CLIMATE...
HERE ARE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR WED THROUGH SAT AT THE
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE UPCOMING HOT WEATHER COMING UP.

JULY 21 101F SET IN 1930
JULY 22 102F SET IN 1926
JULY 23 96F SET IN 1955

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CTZ001-013.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
     EVENING FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NYZ038>040-042-
     043-047-048-051-054-058-061-063-082.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NYZ041-
     049-050-052-053-059-060-064>066-083-084.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
     EVENING FOR NYZ064>066.
MA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VTZ013-015.

&&

SYNOPSIS...NAS
NEAR TERM...NAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
440 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

NYZ032-033-VTZ014-221100-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
440 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS OF
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...AND WESTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK FROM WEST-NORTHWEST TO EAST-
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-042-043-047-048-051-054-058-061-063-082-VTZ013-
015-221100-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-
BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-
440 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOHAWK
VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...
NORTHERN WARREN AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND BENNINGTON AND EASTERN WINDHAM
COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK FROM WEST-NORTHWEST TO EAST-
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ041-049-050-052-053-059-060-083-084-221100-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
440 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL
REGION...SARATOGA AND GLENS FALLS REGION...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE MID HUDSON VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK FROM WEST-NORTHWEST TO EAST-
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ064>066-221100-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
440 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN ULSTER COUNTY AND
DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK FROM WEST-NORTHWEST TO EAST-
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ001-013-221100-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
440 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN
NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK FROM WEST-NORTHWEST TO EAST-
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.