979  
WWUS81 KBOX 300723  
SPSBOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
323 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
MAZ002>021-026-302200-  
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-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, AND AYER  
323 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026  
   
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MASSACHUSETTS TODAY  
 
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS  
AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 35 TO 50 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.  
 
 
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