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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
543 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
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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
543 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR RHODE ISLAND TODAY
A DRY BUT BREEZY DAY IS FORECAST TODAY, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
THIS 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 TODAY.
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING AND DISPOSING OF IGNITION SOURCES SUCH
AS MATCHES AND CIGARETTES.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARTFORD, WINDSOR LOCKS, UNION, VERNON,
PUTNAM, AND WILLIMANTIC
543 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR CONNECTICUT TODAY
A DRY BUT BREEZY DAY IS FORECAST TODAY, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
THIS AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 25 TO 35 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 TODAY.
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING AND DISPOSING OF IGNITION SOURCES SUCH
AS MATCHES AND CIGARETTES.
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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
543 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MASSACHUSETTS TODAY
A DRY BUT BREEZY DAY IS FORECAST TODAY, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
THIS AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE
AWAY FROM THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN ADDITION, SOUTHWESTERLY WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN
COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF RECENT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL, ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL EXIST TODAY.
USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING AND DISPOSING OF IGNITION SOURCES SUCH
AS MATCHES AND CIGARETTES.
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