Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at Jan 11, 2015, 2:37 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 11, 2015, 9:00 AM CST. 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
- Jan 11, 2015, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
442 WWCA82 TJSJ 110837 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 437 AM AST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY ON THE SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN TODAY... .WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENING RAPIDLY TODAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WINDS EXPECTED. A LOW-MID LEVEL DRY SLOT CURRENTLY OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND SUPPRESS CLOUD AND SHOWER DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION...EAST NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE SOUTH COAST WHICH WILL ACT TO ENHANCE DRYING AT THE SURFACE. PRZ014-111645- /O.UPG.TJSJ.FW.A.0001.150111T1400Z-150111T2100Z/ /O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0001.150111T1500Z-150111T2100Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND- 437 AM AST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST OR EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 638 AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 8 PERCENT. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: LESS THAN 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
710 WWCA82 TJSJ 111636 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1236 PM AST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY ON THE SOUTH COASTAL PLAIN TODAY... .WINDS ARE STRENGTHENING WHILE DRYING OUT. THE AREA WILL BE CLOSE TO CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW-MID LEVEL DRY AREA IS MOVING OVER PUERTO RICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CLOUDS WILL SCATTER OUT. PRZ014-112100- /O.CON.TJSJ.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150111T2100Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND- 1236 PM AST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... * 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST OR EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 PH. * KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 638 AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 8 PERCENT. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: NEAR 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CARE WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CAUSE WILDFIRES. AVOID ANY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE SPARKS NEAR DRY GRASS OR BRUSH. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS PROHIBITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A COMBINATION OF FUELS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
696 WWCA82 TJSJ 112052 RFWSJU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 452 PM AST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM AST... PRZ014-112200- /O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150111T2100Z/ SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND- 452 PM AST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014... FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED SOMEWHAT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT LONGER EXPECTED. $$
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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.