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The National Weather Service office in Binghamton, New York is responsible for issuing Fire Weather Forecasts, Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for parts of Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania as shown in the image below.

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FNUS81 KBGM 152123
FWMBGM

FCST,301011,210116,13,3,36,71,1,1,WNW,10,,41,32,96,69,10,0,N
FCST,301011,210117,13,2,37,66,1,1,W,16,,38,28,85,64,0,0,N
FCST,301011,210118,13,2,33,68,1,1,W,10,,38,27,88,61,0,0,N
FCST,301011,210119,13,2,32,59,1,1,W,09,,36,22,92,58,0,0,N
FCST,301011,210120,13,2,29,58,1,1,WNW,11,,35,25,81,55,0,0,N
FCST,301011,210121,13,2,32,63,1,1,SSW,08,,33,21,77,55,0,0,N
FCST,301011,210122,13,2,30,68,1,1,W,11,,35,26,85,58,0,0,N
FCST,300171,210116,13,3,34,90,1,1,WNW,10,,37,33,96,79,7,5,N
FCST,300171,210117,13,3,32,81,1,1,W,17,,34,27,92,78,0,0,N
FCST,300171,210118,13,3,29,81,1,1,W,10,,34,24,100,78,0,0,N
FCST,300171,210119,13,2,27,73,1,1,W,08,,32,17,100,71,0,0,N
FCST,300171,210120,13,2,24,70,1,1,WNW,11,,29,21,92,68,0,0,N
FCST,300171,210121,13,2,26,73,1,1,SSW,08,,28,15,92,65,0,0,N
FCST,300171,210122,13,2,27,74,1,1,W,11,,29,24,92,68,0,0,N
FCST,361802,210116,13,2,40,81,1,1,WNW,05,,41,36,100,79,9,2,N
FCST,361802,210117,13,2,39,61,1,1,W,13,,41,29,85,59,0,0,N
FCST,361802,210118,13,2,38,59,1,1,W,10,,41,27,96,57,0,0,N
FCST,361802,210119,13,2,35,54,1,1,W,08,,40,24,84,52,0,0,N
FCST,361802,210120,13,2,33,49,1,1,WNW,11,,37,26,88,47,0,0,N
FCST,361802,210121,13,2,32,56,1,1,SW,05,,34,20,81,45,0,0,N
FCST,361802,210122,13,2,35,57,1,1,WNW,09,,36,26,88,53,0,0,N
FCST,360791,210116,13,3,33,91,1,1,WNW,09,,39,32,100,85,10,0,N
FCST,360791,210117,13,2,33,74,1,1,W,17,,34,25,92,72,0,0,N
FCST,360791,210118,13,2,32,71,1,1,W,12,,34,25,96,69,0,0,N
FCST,360791,210119,13,2,30,65,1,1,W,11,,34,21,92,63,0,0,N
FCST,360791,210120,13,2,27,61,1,1,WNW,14,,31,24,88,60,0,0,N
FCST,360791,210121,13,2,28,64,1,1,SSW,10,,29,19,81,55,0,0,N
FCST,360791,210122,13,2,29,68,1,1,WNW,12,,30,25,88,63,0,0,N
FCST,360151,210116,13,3,35,83,1,1,WNW,06,,40,33,100,76,10,0,N
FCST,360151,210117,13,2,37,66,1,1,W,13,,37,29,85,64,0,0,N
FCST,360151,210118,13,2,34,67,1,1,W,09,,37,27,92,64,0,0,N
FCST,360151,210119,13,2,33,58,1,1,W,06,,36,23,88,58,0,0,N
FCST,360151,210120,13,2,30,57,1,1,WNW,10,,34,25,85,55,0,0,N
FCST,360151,210121,13,2,31,61,1,1,SSW,06,,32,20,84,55,0,0,N
FCST,360151,210122,13,2,31,66,1,1,WNW,09,,33,26,88,58,0,0,N
FCST,361031,210116,13,2,38,80,1,1,WNW,06,,40,36,100,79,10,2,N
FCST,361031,210117,13,2,37,65,1,1,W,14,,39,28,82,64,0,0,N
FCST,361031,210118,13,2,36,63,1,1,W,10,,38,26,92,59,0,0,N
FCST,361031,210119,13,2,34,57,1,1,W,09,,38,22,88,56,0,0,N
FCST,361031,210120,13,2,31,53,1,1,WNW,11,,35,25,88,51,0,0,N
FCST,361031,210121,13,2,31,59,1,1,SSW,06,,32,19,84,49,0,0,N
FCST,361031,210122,13,2,34,61,1,1,WNW,10,,34,25,92,56,0,0,N

 

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FNUS51 KBGM 161053
FWFBGM

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central NY/Northeast PA
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
A low pressure system will finish moving through the region
today, after up to a few inches snow accumulation in the high
terrain, and mixed rain with wet snow in lower elevations.
However, accumulating lake enhanced snow will persist in
northern Oneida County late today through Sunday. Scattered snow
showers will occur from the Twin Tiers and Catskills northward.

NYZ009-162100-
Northern Oneida-
Including the city of Boonville
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           90
Temp (24h trend)      34 (-1)      26 (-6)      33
RH % (24h trend)      82 (+10)     100 (0)      78
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  S 4-8 G20                 W 11-15 G22
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  W 6-10       W 9-13 G20   W 11-15 G23
Precip Amount         0.42         0.32         0.31
Precip Duration       12           12           12
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1770                      2680
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 18                      W 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     44130                     78180
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

NYZ036-037-162100-
Madison-Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Hamilton, Oneida, Rome, and Utica
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow         Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%)     100          60           60
Temp (24h trend)      35 (-2)      27 (-5)      34
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+22)     96 (-4)      75
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  SW 3-7 G17                W 14-18 G25
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  W 8-12       W 11-15 G22  W 14-18 G26
Precip Amount         0.30         0.13         0.12
Precip Duration       10           8            6
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1960                      2670
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 22                      W 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     47100                     86520
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

NYZ015>018-162100-
Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-
Including the cities of Penn Yan, Seneca Falls, Auburn,
and Syracuse
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%)     80           40           50
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-4)      28 (-5)      37
RH % (24h trend)      66 (+11)     92 (-8)      67
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  W 5-9                     W 14-18 G23
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  W 9-13       W 11-15 G21  W 13-17 G24
Precip Amount         0.08         0.04         0.07
Precip Duration       5            2            4
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2830                      3110
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 20                      W 31
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     61180                     96240
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

NYZ022>025-162100-
Steuben-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-
Including the cities of Corning, Hornell, Watkins Glen, Elmira,
and Ithaca
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow Showers Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-3)      26 (-6)      36
RH % (24h trend)      64 (+4)      92 (-8)      59
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  NW 5-9                    W 13-17 G23
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  NW 8-12      W 9-13 G21   W 12-16 G23
Precip Amount         0.02         0.01         0.02
Precip Duration       1            1            1
Precip Begin          6 AM         6 PM         Continuing
Precip End            12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3210                      3200
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 21                     W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     64000                     89060
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

NYZ044-045-055-056-162100-
Cortland-Chenango-Tioga-Broome-
Including the cities of Cortland, Norwich, Owego, Waverly,
and Binghamton
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow Showers Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%)     90           30           40
Temp (24h trend)      35 (-3)      26 (-6)      35
RH % (24h trend)      72 (+20)     92 (-8)      67
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  NW 4-8                    W 12-16 G23
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  NW 7-11      W 8-12 G19   W 11-15 G23
Precip Amount         0.14         0.02         0.04
Precip Duration       5            2            2
Precip Begin          6 AM         8 PM         Continuing
Precip End            4 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2700                      3120
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 21                     W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     57740                     90920
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

NYZ046-057-062-162100-
Otsego-Delaware-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Oneonta, Delhi, Walton, and Monticello
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow Showers Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%)     90           40           40
Temp (24h trend)      35 (0)       24 (-8)      34
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+11)     96 (-4)      59
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  N 3-7 G17                 W 13-17 G25
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  W 7-11 G17   W 9-13 G21   W 12-16 G26
Precip Amount         0.19         0.02         0.04
Precip Duration       5            2            2
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2330                      3300
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 21                      W 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     50620                     110610
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

PAZ038-039-043-162100-
Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-
Including the cities of Sayre, Towanda, Hallstead, Montrose,
and Tunkhannock
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-2)      26 (-6)      36
RH % (24h trend)      69 (+2)      88 (-12)     64
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  NW 3-7                    W 10-14 G23
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  NW 6-10      W 6-10       W 10-14 G23
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2
Precip Begin          6 AM
Precip End            1 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3000                      3720
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 20                     W 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     57470                     99200
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            4            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

PAZ044-047-162100-
Lackawanna-Luzerne-
Including the cities of Scranton, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-1)      25 (-9)      37
RH % (24h trend)      67 (+8)      92 (-8)      59
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  NW 3-7                    W 11-15 G23
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  NW 6-10      W 6-10       W 10-14 G23
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       3
Precip Begin          6 AM
Precip End            12 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3280                      3550
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 20                     W 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     57640                     97790
DSI                   1            1            2
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            3            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

PAZ040-048-072-162100-
Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-
Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,
and Honesdale
552 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Snow         None         Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%)     90           0            10
Temp (24h trend)      37 (+3)      26 (-6)      36
RH % (24h trend)      72 (-9)      88 (-12)     57
20ft Wnd-Val/AM(mph)  Lgt/Var                   W 11-15 G23
20ft Wnd-Rdg/PM(mph)  NW 7-11      W 7-11       W 11-15 G23
Precip Amount         0.12         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       4                         1
Precip Begin          6 AM                      6 AM
Precip End            4 PM                      2 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2540                      3490
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 22                     W 30
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     52740                     104840
DSI                   1            1            1
LAL                   No tstms     No tstms     No tstms
Haines Index          3            4            3

REMARKS...None.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation below normal.

$$

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Used to advise of the possible development of a red flag event in the near future. Usually fire danger is in the very high to extreme category. A Fire Weather Watch will normally be issued 12 to 48 hours in advance of the expected onset of severe fire weather conditions. The watch will be issued via an RFW product (i.e. ALBRFWBGM). The product will contain a headline and the basis for the watch issuance. Fire Weather Watch information will be included in the affected areas of the daily routine Fire Weather Forecast. A Fire Weather Watch will be canceled via an RFW if subsequent information indicates that the conditions are no longer expected to develop.
A Fire Weather Watch should not be issued, or continued, to indicate low confidence or borderline conditions. In these situations, the forecaster should describe the expected conditions and reasons for uncertainty in the discussion portion of the routine Fire Weather Planning Forecast.

Red Flag Warning:

Issued to warn of an impending or occurring Red Flag Event and denotes a high degree of confidence that weather and fuel conditions consistent with local Red Flag Event criteria will occur in 24 hours or less. Usually the fire danger is in the very high to extreme category. A Red Flag Warning may or may not be preceded by a Fire Weather Watch. The warning will be issued via an RFW product and contain a headline and basis for the warning issuance. A Red Flag Warning will be canceled via an RFW if subsequent information indicates that the conditions are no longer expected to develop.