...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-
310 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST VERMONT AND THE
BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.

AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER
THE REGION TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S...WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS ONLY IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
30 PERCENT...DRY WEATHER SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...AND DRY FINE FUELS IN MANY AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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