psv88 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Remember summer 1995? All of the fires that torched the LI pine barrens? Yea I remember of course. But for 99% of the area it had no effect. Weather here in ft. Lauderdale is amazing. Can't wait for summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Fires are natural and healthy for most forested areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I haven't seen a brush fire since 2010. Even then I don't remember all these never-ending red flag warnings despite the fact that the landscape was very brown/yellow/white, ugly, and thirsty. It looks lush right now compared to Summer 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Fire watch tomorrow and hwo for Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I remember in the summer of 02 we had a brown haze and smell of smoke from fires up in Canada for several days. The pine barren fires are sill visible today (the burn areas are still noticeable) ...have to disagree with you on that one ..i live out here(eastport) and the burn areas are totally recovered..the one spot i've looked at over the years (just N of sunrise..between exits 61 & 63.. eastport/westhampton)..that area was devasted..and now when you drive past it..its green and thriving. ..kinda rooting for the dry weather to continue..but not to the level of '95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 From uptons wording tomorrow might be the highest fire threat all year so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Spc may go with critical risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 From uptons wording tomorrow might be the highest fire threat all year so far It will be because of low dew points and windy conditions. My forecast for tomorrow: Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west wind between 21 and 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 ...have to disagree with you on that one ..i live out here(eastport) and the burn areas are totally recovered..the one spot i've looked at over the years (just N of sunrise..between exits 61 & 63.. eastport/westhampton)..that area was devasted..and now when you drive past it..its green and thriving. ..kinda rooting for the dry weather to continue..but not to the level of '95. Of course it has recovered as the pine barrens cannot exist without fire. But the burn areas are still noticeable in that the pitch pines and scrub oaks in the burn areas are noticeable shorter and less mature then in neighboring areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Critical threat now tomorrow http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy2.html Red flag warning up as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Big fire day today. Critical risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohnywx Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8613892 2 fires burning right now on Staten Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 3rd alarm Si visible from Brooklyn it's wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 This staten island fire is huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmc10 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Fair Lawn had a large brush fire earlier that burned down an entire playground also. Several minutes later they had a house fire that was extremely difficult to fight because of the wind. Wanaque had a 6 alarm fire last night that involved five buildings, also driven primarily by the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 This crap about urban areas not having fire danger....its not just the dry air, its the winds that create dangerous fire conditions. Wind driven fires are notorious firemen killers in NYC, smaller fires that would be knocked down quickly are now multiple alarms, embers from fires sparking other fires.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 This crap about urban areas not having fire danger....its not just the dry air, its the winds that create dangerous fire conditions. Wind driven fires are notorious firemen killers in NYC, smaller fires that would be knocked down quickly are now multiple alarms, embers from fires sparking other fires.... and 2 fireman died in Philly last night from a wind whipped fire.. People don't realize a bad fire can turn into holy mother ****@# in seconds. Several years ago i had to bail out a 2nd floor window from a wind driven multi unit condo fire, good thing there was a ladder at that particular window. I was going out regardless, i was burning, jumping was the lesser of the 2 evils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 This crap about urban areas not having fire danger....its not just the dry air, its the winds that create dangerous fire conditions. Wind driven fires are notorious firemen killers in NYC, smaller fires that would be knocked down quickly are now multiple alarms, embers from fires sparking other fires.... Example fire jumped expressway in staten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Example fire jumped expressway in staten also, some don't realize, a fire will create its own energy as well. i have seen mini tornados created by a wild fire. Watching as pine trees explode in front of your eyes, poof..GONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 also, some don't realize, a fire will create its own energy as well. i have seen mini tornados created by a wild fire. Watching as pine trees explode in front of your eyes, poof..GONE! Seen that to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 6 fire departments are responding to a large brush fire out in Suffolk county around Ridge/Wading River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 5 alarm in Si now a brush fire in queens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 A fire burnt 5 acres of the West Hills county park in Mellville last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Now another transmission for gateway park Si brush fire this is really bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Isn't dry weather great? I wonder if those local mets will be all smiles when they are forecasting another week of no rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Isn't dry weather great? I wonder if those local mets will be all smiles when they are forecasting another week of no rain? Its also the constant direction of the wind. Due north to northwest, creating very low dew points and very low humidity. The fire threat wouldn't be that high if we had high dews and high humidity, even without rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Its also the constant direction of the wind. Due north to northwest, creating very low dew points and very low humidity. The fire threat wouldn't be that high if we had high dews and high humidity, even without rain. But the fact that we have not had that much rain is not helping us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 But the fact that we have not had that much rain is not helping us out. Of course. But with a constant north wind and very low humidity and dew points, a fire threat can happen pretty quickly. Even if it rained 2" a week before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolai Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 This weather is fantastic. If only it would keep up through the end of October, +/- 10 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 This weather is fantastic. If only it would keep up through the end of October, +/- 10 degrees. I guess you do not care about anywhere that is outside of manhattan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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