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Guide to decoding the forecast below.

 
    

                        

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central NY/Northeast PA

National Weather Service Binghamton NY

330 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026



.SYNOPSIS...There are no fire weather concerns at this time.





NYZ210-190900-

Leatherstocking-

330 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy

Precip Type           Frz Rain     None         Frz Rain     Frz Rain

Chance Precip (%)     90           0            40           100

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      24 (-7)      40 (+3)      27           39

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      64 (-11)     100          75

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE 5-9 G17

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE 3-7       SE 5-9 G17

Precip Amount         0.16         0.00         0.03         0.33

Precip Duration       5                         2            11

Precip Begin          6 PM                      7 PM         Continuing

Precip End            6 AM                      Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1510                      2050

Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      SE 21

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  20830                     66310

DSI                   1            1            1            1

Sunshine Hours                     1                         1

ADI early             9 Poor       12 Poor      9 Poor       35 Fair

ADI late              9 Poor       15 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  39 Fair

Max LVORI early       6            6            5            5

Max LVORI late        6            4            5            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Rain showers, snow showers and freezing rain. Lows

around 30. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation

90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. East winds around

5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds around

5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers. Lows

around 13. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows around 12. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ038-039-043-190900-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

Including the cities of Sayre, Towanda, Hallstead, Montrose,

and Tunkhannock

330 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type           Frz Drzl     None         Frz Rain     Frz Rain

Chance Precip (%)     60           0            70           90

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      32 (-1)      45 (+4)      30           43

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      70 (-3)      100          76

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE 3-7       SE 5-9 G18

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE 3-7       SE 4-8       SE 5-9 G18

Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.09         0.23

Precip Duration       1                         5            11

Precip Begin          6 PM                      7 PM         Continuing

Precip End            4 AM                      Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1500                      2190

Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      S 21

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  18160                     56940

DSI                   1            1            1            1

Sunshine Hours                     1                         2

ADI early             5 Very Poor  12 Poor      10 Poor      42 Gen Good

ADI late              6 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       7            7            6            5

Max LVORI late        7            4            5            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and

snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 40. West winds

around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds around

5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers. Lows

around 17. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow

showers. Lows around 17. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds

around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-190900-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

Including the cities of Scranton, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre

330 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type           Drizzle      None         Frz Rain     Frz Rain

Chance Precip (%)     50           0            70           90

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      32 (-2)      42 (-1)      30           41

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      70 (0)       100          76

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE 4-8 G20

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE 3-7 G19   SE 4-8 G18

Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.11         0.26

Precip Duration       0                         5            11

Precip Begin          6 PM                      7 PM         Continuing

Precip End            10 PM                     Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1570                      1940

Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  9                     SE 17

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  18010                     35870

DSI                   1            1            1            1

Sunshine Hours                     1                         1

ADI early             4 Very Poor  11 Poor      10 Poor      37 Fair

ADI late              9 Poor       16 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  35 Fair

Max LVORI early       7            6            6            5

Max LVORI late        7            4            5            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow

showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. West

winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds around

5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds around

5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs in the lower 30s.

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.

Lows around 18. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around

5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-190900-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

330 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type           Frz Drzl     None         Frz Rain     Frz Rain

Chance Precip (%)     80           0            60           90

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      29 (-2)      39 (-1)      28           37

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      64 (-9)      100          79

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E 4-8 G17

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE 3-7       E 3-7        SE 4-8 G17

Precip Amount         0.12         0.00         0.07         0.32

Precip Duration       2                         4            12

Precip Begin          6 PM                      7 PM         Continuing

Precip End            5 AM                      Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1690                      1800

Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  9                     SE 20

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  19370                     47750

DSI                   1            1            1            1

Sunshine Hours                     1                         1

ADI early             5 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  9 Poor       34 Fair

ADI late              8 Poor       15 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  35 Fair

Max LVORI early       8            6            6            5

Max LVORI late        7            4            6            5



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and

snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. West

winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. East winds around

5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.

Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds around

5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 17. Highs in the upper 20s.

Northwest winds around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers. Lows

around 14. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.



$$








                

 

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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.