4 April, 2012
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1047 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012
http://www.noaa.gov/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...
VERY DRY AIR...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...AND MINIMAL RECENT
RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD
AND THE ISLANDS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED
FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
405 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
RED FLAG WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING HOURS FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND. A LACK OF APPRECIABLE
PRECIPITATION...COMBINED WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL KEEP CONDITIONS ELEVATED. STAY TUNED TO LATER
FORECASTS.
