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April 20, 2006

Fire warning now on for region

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the region today, meaning that a combination of strong winds, low humidity, and warm temperatures create "explosive fire growth potential."

The warning includes northern Connecticut, most of Rhode Island, and southwestern New Hampshire. It also includes western, central and interior eastern sections of Massachusetts.

The relative humidity away from the coast is 15 to 25 percent and winds are starting to gust over 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service, noting that the region has had very little rain in the past two weeks. Should a fire start, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread, according to a statement released today.

The weather service had issued a fire weather watch yesterday.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 12:13 PM | Permalink

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