URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
401 PM EST Tue Nov 5 2024
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MASSACHUSETTS…
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM to 6 PM EST Wednesday.
* AFFECTED AREA…In Massachusetts, Western Franklin, Eastern Franklin, Northern Worcester, Central Middlesex, Western Essex, Eastern Essex, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden, Eastern Hampshire, Eastern Hampden, Southern Worcester, Western Norfolk, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk, Northern Bristol, Western Plymouth, Eastern Plymouth, Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Northern Middlesex.
* TIMING…From 8 AM to 6 PM EST Wednesday.
* WINDS…Southwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 52 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 77.
* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
