Cuttyhunk, MA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD AGAIN SATURDAY...

A prolonged period of dry weather and dry fuels will result in
elevated fire weather conditions later Saturday morning through
Saturday afternoon. Although winds will be rather light from the
north at 5-10 mph with a few 20+ mph gusts confined to mainly to
the Cape and Islands...the relative humidity will be lower than
what we observed today. Minimum relative humidity values will drop
to between 25 and 40 percent along and northwest of I-95 and
between 40 and 55 percent towards the Cape and Islands.

Exercise caution handling any potential ignition sources,
including machinery, cigarettes, and matches. Any fires that
ignite will have potential to spread quickly.

This forecast considers meteorological, fuel, and land conditions
and has been developed in coordination with state fire and land
management officials.