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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1217 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
1217 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD FOR CONNECTICUT TODAY
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF
AFTERNOON RH VALUES AROUND 30 TO 40 PERCENT AND A SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
RISK OF FIRE SPREAD.
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES,
INCLUDING MACHINERY, CIGARETTES AND MATCHES. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.
THE FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL AND LAND CONDITIONS
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE AND LAND
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
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