Alert archive / Massachusetts / Red Flag Warnings in 2012

Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 16, 201210 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Providence County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this red flag warning at Apr 16, 2012, 4:15 AM EDT for 10 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Apr 16, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2012, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2012-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Chatham, MA at 00:00Z on 2012-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1108 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

755 
WWUS81 KBOX 160815
RFWBOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
415 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...A VERY WARM AND GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE AND ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER RISK TODAY...

.AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL USHER IN VERY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH
TO PROMOTE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE WEATHER.

MAZ022-160915-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FW.A.0009.120416T1600Z-120417T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-
415 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR CAPE COD...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED...HOWEVER...A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADDRESS THE ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER RISK TODAY.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001-161615-
/O.UPG.KBOX.FW.A.0009.120416T1600Z-120417T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0009.120416T1600Z-120417T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
415 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND 
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MOST OF
  MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ANTICIPATED AROUND 
  THE MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WITH A FEW LOW 90S
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS HAVE INFORMED US THAT ANY
  FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NHZ011-012-015-161615-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0009.120416T1600Z-120417T0000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
415 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES IN NEW
  HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ANTICIPATED AROUND 
  THE MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 26 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WITH A FEW LOW 90S
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS HAVE INFORMED US THAT ANY
  FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
123 
WWUS81 KBOX 161403
RFWBOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1003 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...A VERY WARM AND GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE AND
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK TODAY...

.AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL USHER IN VERY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS AROUND
25 MPH TO PROMOTE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE WEATHER.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-162315-
/O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0009.120416T1600Z-120417T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
1003 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR FOR MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND 
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...

* AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MOST OF
  MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ANTICIPATED AROUND 
  THE MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WITH A FEW LOW 90S 
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL 
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

DUNTEN
297 
WWUS81 KBOX 161937
RFWBOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
337 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...A VERY WARM AND GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS CONTINUES TO PROMOTE
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TOWARDS FIRE SPREAD...

.HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION USHERING MUCH
DRIER CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
GUSTY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WILL LEND TO A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
TOWARDS FIRE SPREAD...

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-170345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FW.A.0010.120417T1600Z-120418T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
337 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND NORTHERN RHODE 
ISLAND...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FOR MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...
  AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  MPH ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY
  FROM MIDDAY INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 80S INTO THE LOWER 90S WILL COOL
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY MAX TEMPERATURES AROUND THE MID
  70S ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...STATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT ANY
  FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. DRY
  WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
  CONDITIONS.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ002>007-170345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FW.A.0010.120417T1600Z-120418T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
337 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE
ISLAND...EXCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE
  ISLAND...EXCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
  ANTICIPATED DURING THE MIDDAY INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND THE MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...STATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT ANY
  FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. DRY
  WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

SIPPRELL
543 
WWUS81 KBOX 170018
RFWBOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
818 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...A MILD AND GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS CONTINUES TO PROMOTE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE SPREAD...

.AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
TO BUILD OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING
SOMEWHAT COOLER BUT CONTINUED DRY AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 25
MPH WILL LEND TO A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT TOWARD FIRE SPREAD.

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-170830-
/O.EXP.KBOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOX.FW.A.0010.120417T1600Z-120418T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
818 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHWESTERN 
RHODE ISLAND...MOST OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS CHESHIRE
AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED FOR MOST OF
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...

* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...MOST OF NORTHERN
  CONNECTICUT...NORTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ON
  TUESDAY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP
  ON TUESDAY FROM MIDDAY INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAX TEMPERATURES AROUND THE MID 70S ARE EXPECTED
  ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...STATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT ANY 
  FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. 
  DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE 
  WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

MAZ022>024-RIZ002>007-170830-
/O.CON.KBOX.FW.A.0010.120417T1600Z-120418T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
818 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND
MOST OF RHODE ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND...

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND MOST OF RHODE
  ISLAND EXCEPT BLOCK ISLAND. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
  ANTICIPATED DURING THE MIDDAY INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND THE MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...STATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT ANY 
  FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. 
  DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE 
  WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

EVT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:37 PM EDTFire Weather WatchBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more13 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Rhode Island, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.