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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at Jul 8, 2014, 3:48 AM CDT. It took effect at Jul 8, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2014, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 8, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
577 WWCA82 TJSJ 080848 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 448 AM AST TUE JUL 8 2014 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .DRY AIR IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY FURTHER ENHANCING THE FIRE THREAT. PRZ014-025-VIZ002-081700- /O.UPG.TJSJ.FW.A.0010.140708T1300Z-140708T2100Z/ /O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0013.140708T1400Z-140708T2100Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-VIEQUES-ST CROIX- 448 AM AST TUE JUL 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002... 014 AND 025... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014 AND 025. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002. * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): AROUND 700. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 9 PERCENT. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: NEAR 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO AND BETWEEN 45 TO 50 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO...GUANICA...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CARE WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID ANY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE SPARKS NEAR DRY GRASS OR BRUSH. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS PROHIBITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A COMBINATION OF FUELS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
576 WWCA82 TJSJ 081622 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1222 PM AST TUE JUL 8 2014 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .DRY AIR IN COMBINATION WITH WINDS ARE NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS CURRENTLY AND VERY DRY FUELS ARE SUBJECT TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE HEAT IS ALSO CAUSING LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY THAT WOULD ENHANCE ANY FIRE THREAT THAT OCCURS. PRZ014-025-VIZ002-082100- /O.CON.TJSJ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140708T2100Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-VIEQUES-ST CROIX- 1222 PM AST TUE JUL 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...014 AND 025... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014 AND 025. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002. * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): AROUND 700. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 9 PERCENT. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: NEAR 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO AND NEAR 50 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO...GUANICA...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CARE WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID ANY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE SPARKS NEAR DRY GRASS OR BRUSH. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS PROHIBITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A COMBINATION OF FUELS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
468 WWCA82 TJSJ 082117 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 517 PM AST TUE JUL 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED AT 6 PM AST... PRZ014-025-VIZ002-082230- /O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140708T2100Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-VIEQUES-ST CROIX- 517 PM AST TUE JUL 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...014 AND 025... FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED SOMEWHAT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT LONGER EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2014Red Flag Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.