A Red Flag Warning is in effect for part of Southern New England on Saturday due to dry, windy weather leading to critical fire weather conditions. Winds gusting over 30 mph combined with relatively humidity as low as 13% means a significant threat of fast-spreading brush fires in areas that no longer have a snowpack. See the text below from the National Weather Service for more details.
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 454 AM EDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ002>021-026-061700- /O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0002.130406T1300Z-130406T2100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 454 AM EDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA... NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA... EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA... EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA. * AFFECTED AREAS...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...AND IN AREAS WITHOUT SNOW COVER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 40S TO AROUND 50. * IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. && $$
