Red Flag Warning 5, NWS JSJ

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WWCA82 TJSJ 081410
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1010 AM AST TUE APR 8 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT DRYING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WITH
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THIS WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING
HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN RAPID DRYING OF FUELS AND CONDITIONS
THAT MAY CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

PRZ014-025-VIZ002-082100-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140408T2100Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-CULEBRA-ST CROIX-
1010 AM AST TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 002...014 AND 025.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND MONA ISLAND...VIEQUES 
  AND SAINT CROIX. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS: 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT 
  VIEQUES AND 20 TO 25 MPH ON THE SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN AND SAINT 
  CROIX WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. 

* KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 760 IN CAMP SANTIAGO AND 
  655 IN CABO ROJO. 550 IN EASTERN SAINT CROIX AND EASTERN 
  VIEQUES.

* 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 9 PERCENT IN SOUTHWEST PR...VIEQUES AND 
  SAINT CROIX AND 7 PERCENT IN THE CAMP SANTIAGO AREA.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 40 TO 45 PERCENT IN SOUTHWEST PR 
  AND AROUND 40 PERCENT IN CAMP SANTIAGO. AROUND 50 PERCENT IN 
  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.

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WWCA82 TJSJ 082125
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
525 PM AST TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

.THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

PRZ014-025-VIZ002-082230-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140408T2100Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
525 PM AST TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE SOUTH COASTAL
PLAINS...MONA ISLAND...VIEQUES...AND SAINT CROIX...

WEATHER CONDITIONS NO LONGER MEET RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA...WINDS
ARE DECREASING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS INCREASING...NO LONGER
MEETING CRITICAL LEVELS.

AVAILABLE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY AS
WELL...THEREFORE A RED FLAG WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY WILL NOT BE ISSUED
AT THIS TIME.

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