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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS JSJ

June 10, 2014

NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at Jun 10, 2014, 8:25 PM CDT. It took effect at Jun 11, 2014, 9:00 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: Jun 10, 2014, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 11, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 11, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

360 
WWCA82 TJSJ 110125
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
925 PM AST TUE JUN 10 2014

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS...VERY DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
EXTREME FIRE DANGER WITH RAPID SPREAD OF ANY FIRES.

PRZ014-025-110930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0008.140611T1400Z-140611T2000Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-VIEQUES-
925 PM AST TUE JUN 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014 AND
025...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014 AND 025. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 25 MPH. 

* KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 725 AT CAMP SANTIAGO...625 AT
  CABO ROJO AND GUANICA AND 525 AT VIEQUES.

* 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: LESS THAN 10 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO...GUANICA
  AND VIEQUES AND NEAR 7 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: NEAR 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO AND
  NEAR 50 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO...GUANICA AND VIEQUES.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 1:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ		118 min

Nearby

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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.