An updated special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 5:42 p.m. until Friday at 4:30 a.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.
“The combination of low relative humidity values 20 to 30 percent and west winds gusting to 20 to 30 mph will create an elevated risk for fire spread across the region on Friday. 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…..