Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
601 AM EDT Tue Apr 11 2023

Middle Hudson Valley-Catskill-
601 AM EDT Tue Apr 11 2023

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS
FOR THE MIDDLE HUDSON VALLEY AND THE CATSKILLS...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 208 Middle Hudson Valley and
Fire Weather Zone 209 Catskill.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...15 to 25 percent.

* Temperatures...In the lower 60s to lower 70s.

* IMPACTS...Dry vegetation combined with gusty winds and low RH
will promote the potential for rapid fire spread with any
fires that may start. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

The annual statewide burn ban in New York is in effect until May
14, where no burn permits are issued.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.