642  
WWUS81 KBOX 230931  
SPSBOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
531 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2025  
 
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>022-026-RIZ001>007-232300-  
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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-  
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-  
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT 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, AYER, FOSTER,  
SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, COVENTRY, WEST GREENWICH, EAST GREENWICH,  
WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, BRISTOL, NARRAGANSETT, WESTERLY,  
AND NEWPORT  
531 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2025  
   
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS 7 AM TO 7 PM SUNDAY  
 
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT AND  
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL CREATE AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY.  
 
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 CONSIDERED METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS,  
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH MA, CT, AND RI FIRE AND  
LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.  
 
 
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