URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
709 PM EDT Tue Apr 11 2023
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS…
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM EDT
Wednesday.
* AFFECTED AREA…All of Massachusetts except for Nantucket and Martha`s Vineyard.
* TIMING…Wednesday from 10 am through 7 pm.
* WINDS…Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 to 25 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Upper 60s to mid 70s.
* LIGHTNING…None.
* IMPACTS…Very dry conditions and gusty winds will result in potentially critical fire weather conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, .or will shortly. Any fires that start may spread rapidly and become difficult to extinguish.