RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1248 PM EDT MON APR 19 2004
…RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE…
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHERN AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND AND MOST OF
MASSACHUSETTS…
IN MASSACHUSETTS…THE RED FLAG WARNING COVERS ALL LOCATIONS
EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY…THE BUZZARDS BAY COAST…AND CAPE COD AND
THE ISLANDS.
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH EXPOSED AREAS WILL
CREATE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 AND 5
PM.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
RECOVER GRADUALLY TO ABOVE 70 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION TO ALL FIELD CREWS.
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THOMPSON