031  
WWUS81 KBOX 200749  
SPSBOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
349 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
 
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-202300-  
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-  
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-  
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-  
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARTFORD, WINDSOR LOCKS, UNION, VERNON,  
PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC, CHARLEMONT, GREENFIELD, ORANGE, BARRE,  
FITCHBURG, FRAMINGHAM, LOWELL, LAWRENCE, GLOUCESTER,  
CHESTERFIELD, BLANDFORD, AMHERST, NORTHAMPTON, SPRINGFIELD,  
MILFORD, WORCESTER, FOXBOROUGH, NORWOOD, CAMBRIDGE, BOSTON,  
QUINCY, TAUNTON, BROCKTON, PLYMOUTH, FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD,  
MATTAPOISETT, CHATHAM, FALMOUTH, PROVINCETOWN, VINEYARD HAVEN,  
NANTUCKET, AYER, FOSTER, SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, COVENTRY,  
WEST GREENWICH, EAST GREENWICH, WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, BRISTOL,  
NARRAGANSETT, WESTERLY, NEWPORT, AND NEW SHOREHAM  
349 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
   
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD TODAY
 
 
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 30  
PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK  
FOR FIRE SPREAD.  
 
EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, INCLUDING  
MACHINERY, CIGARETTES, AND MATCHES. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE  
THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.  
 
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS  
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND  
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.  
 

 
 
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