SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 10 AT 4:38PM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-10 16:38:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-11 08:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Upton NY
Alert Text
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS, UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH, ANDLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT, ON SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD.
AS A REMINDER, NEW YORK'S ANNUAL STATEWIDE BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MAY 14. USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, INCLUDING MACHINERY, CIGARETTES AND MATCHES. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.
THE FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
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Target Area
ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), BRONX, RICHMOND (STATEN IS.), KINGS (BROOKLYN), NORTHWEST SUFFOLK, NORTHEAST SUFFOLK, SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK, SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK, NORTHERN QUEENS, NORTHERN NASSAU, SOUTHERN QUEENS, SOUTHERN NASSAU