2 products issued by NWS for: Newport RI
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 258 PM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-080900- /O.NEW.KBOX.FW.W.0005.241108T1300Z-241108T2300Z/ 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-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI- Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 258 PM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...All of Massachusetts east of the Berkshires, northern Connecticut, and all of Rhode Island. * TIMING...From 8 AM to 6 PM EST Friday. * WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...50s to lower 60s. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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. Any fires that start may spread rapidly and become difficult to extinguish. && $$ Dooley/Belk For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/box For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 624 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2024 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-080000- 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-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northern Middlesex MA-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 Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, 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, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 624 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2024 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AGAIN THURSDAY... The prolonged period of dry weather coupled with a very dry ground will continue to result in elevated fire weather concerns on Thursday. Plenty of sunshine is expected Thursday with afternoon high temperatures in the upper 60s to the lower 70s. Northwest wind gusts of 20 to 25 mph are expected. Minimum afternoon relative humidity values are expected to range between 40 and 50 percent. Use caution when handling and disposing of ignition sources. Outdoor burning is not recommended. $$ Frank