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WWUS81 KBOX 281809
SPSBOX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
209 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
RIZ001>008-291000-
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 FOSTER, SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, COVENTRY,
WEST GREENWICH, EAST GREENWICH, WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, BRISTOL,
NARRAGANSETT, WESTERLY, NEWPORT, AND NEW SHOREHAM
209 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR RHODE ISLAND ON SUNDAY
A DRY BUT BREEZY DAY IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE AND SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH.
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF RECENT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL,
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR SUNDAY.
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING AND DISPOSING OF IGNITION SOURCES SUCH
AS MATCHES AND CIGARETTES.
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