SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1046 AM EDT SAT APR 28 2012
...THERE IS THE RISK FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS...CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT.
STATE FIRE OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT IN REGIONS WHERE
GREEN UP HAS NOT FULLY OCCURRED...FUELS REMAIN DRY. GIVEN THESE
FACTORS...THERE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD SHOULD ANY FIRES
DEVELOP