Red Flag Warning 3, NWS JSJ

Issued

Mar 6, 2014, 2:00 AM CST (08:00 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 6, 2014, 10:00 AM CST

Expired

Mar 6, 2014, 4:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

867 
WWCA82 TJSJ 060800
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL
PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND....

.MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SATURDAY. AS
THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS...A STRONG SUBSIDENCE PATTERN WILL
ESTABLISH OVER THE AREA LEADING TO A SIGNIFICANT DRYING ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. IN ADDITION...HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL REGION WILL KEEP THE LOCAL PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 30 MPH. THESE FACTORS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL
SPREAD RAPIDLY.


PRZ014-062200-
/O.UPG.TJSJ.FW.A.0003.140306T1600Z-140306T2200Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0003.140306T1600Z-140306T2200Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND-
400 AM AST THU MAR 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY 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 NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 715 IN CAMP SANTIAGO.

* 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE CAMP SANTIAGO AREA 
  AND AROUND 10 PERCENT IN CABO ROJO.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 35 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE CAMP
  SANTIAGO AREA AND 50 TO 55 PERCENT IN CABO ROJO. 

* 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.

&&

$$

990 
WWCA82 TJSJ 062152
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
552 PM AST THU MAR 6 2014

...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST...

.THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY THIS EVENING BELOW THE
CRITERIA. 

PRZ014-062300-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140306T2200Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND-
552 PM AST THU MAR 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 014...


$$

CAM/LR

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