620  
WWUS81 KBOX 282223  
SPSBOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
623 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  
623 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.  
 

 
 
CTZ002>004-291000-  
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARTFORD, WINDSOR LOCKS, UNION, VERNON,  
PUTNAM, AND WILLIMANTIC  
623 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR CONNECTICUT 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 20 AND 25 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.  
 

 
 
MAZ002>024-026-291000-  
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-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 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, AND AYER  
623 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MASSACHUSETTS 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 IN THOSE  
AREAS WHERE THE SNOWPACK HAS COMPLETELY MELTED.  
 
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING AND DISPOSING OF IGNITION SOURCES SUCH  
AS MATCHES AND CIGARETTES.  
 

 
 
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