On Sunday at 5:31 a.m. a special weather statement was released by the National Weather Service until 7 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable counties.
“The combination of low relative humidity values near 20 percent and northwest winds gusting 20 to 30 mph in the morning will create an elevated risk for fire spread across the region on Sunday. Exercise caution handling any potential ignition sources, including machinery, cigarettes, and matches. Any fires that ignite will have the potential to spread quickly. This forecast considered meteorological, fuel, and land conditions, and has been developed in coordination with MA, CT, and RI fire and land management officials,” according to the weather service.
