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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at May 2, 2014, 3:17 AM CDT. It took effect at May 2, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- May 2, 2014, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
174 WWCA82 TJSJ 020817 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 417 AM AST FRI MAY 2 2014 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY OVER THE REGION TODAY LEADING TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS. FUELS ON THE SOUTH COAST ARE EXTREMELY DRY AND CAN SUPPORT VERY INTENSE FIRES. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL AID IN THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY EXISTING FIRES. PRZ014-021630- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0007.140502T1300Z-140502T1900Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND- 417 AM AST FRI MAY 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014. * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 700. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 9 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO AND 7 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 45 TO 50 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO AND 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
270 WWCA82 TJSJ 021603 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1203 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2014 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY OVER THE REGION TODAY LEADING TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS. FUELS ON THE SOUTH COAST ARE EXTREMELY DRY AND CAN SUPPORT VERY INTENSE FIRES. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL AID IN THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY EXISTING FIRES. PRZ014-021900- /O.CON.TJSJ.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140502T1900Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND- 1203 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014. * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 700. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 9 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO AND 7 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 45 TO 50 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO AND 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CARE WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID ANY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE SPARKS NEAR DRY GRASS OR BRUSH. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS PROHIBITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A COMBINATION OF FUELS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
968 WWCA82 TJSJ 021845 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 245 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE... .THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM AST. PRZ014-021945- /O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140502T1900Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND- 245 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:17 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | JSJ | 38 hr |
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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.