Special Weather Statement issued March 11 at 5:38AM EDT by NWS Albany NY

The combination of relative humidity dropping to 30 to 35 percent
and frequent wind gusts of 25 to 30 miles per hour will contribute
to an elevated risk of fire spread today. The risk will be
highest over the lower Mid-Hudson Valley.

For more information about wildfire danger and wildfire prevention,
please visit the New York Department of Environmental
Conservation website at http://dec.ny.gov/environmental-
protection/wildfires.