FFECTED AREA ...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
* WINDS ...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING ...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY ...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES ...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.
* LIGHTNING ...IS NOT EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS ...WITH CONDITIONS EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS AND DRY SURFACE FUELS ...ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL RAPIDLY.
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.
