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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at Feb 20, 2014, 2:03 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 20, 2014, 2:03 AM CST (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2014, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
049 WWCA82 TJSJ 200803 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 403 AM AST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. IN ADDITION...VERY DRY AIR WILL MOVE IN LATER THIS MORNING AND RESULT IN VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. THIS WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRZ014-201615- /O.UPG.TJSJ.FW.A.0002.140220T1500Z-140220T2100Z/ /O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0002.140220T1400Z-140220T2200Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND- 403 AM AST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST OR EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 680. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 8 PERCENT. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 35 TO 40 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ ROSA
2 follow-up statements
776 WWCA82 TJSJ 201556 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1156 AM AST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING STILL IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. THE DRY AIR MOVING OVER THE LOCAL AREA RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRZ014-202200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140220T2200Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONDA ISLAND- 1156 AM AST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST OR EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 680. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 8 PERCENT. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 35 TO 40 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CARE WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID ANY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE SPARKS NEAR DRY GRASS OR BRUSH. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS PROHIBITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A COMBINATION OF FUELS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
847 WWCA82 TJSJ 202206 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 606 PM AST THU FEB 20 2014 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DUE TO AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS COVERAGE OVER MOST OF PUERTO RICO. PRZ014-202315- /O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140220T2200Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND- 606 PM AST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THERE ARE NOW NO RED FLAG WARNINGS OR WATCHES IN EFFECT. $$ SNELL
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.