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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS JSJ

February 27, 2015

NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at Feb 27, 2015, 2:23 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2015, 8:00 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: Feb 27, 2015, 2:23 AM CST (08:23 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 27, 2015, 8:00 AM CST
Expired: Feb 27, 2015, 2:00 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The text

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

178 
WWCA82 TJSJ 270823
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
423 AM AST FRI FEB 27 2015

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ON THE SOUTH COASTAL
PLAINS...MONA ISLAND AND SAINT CROIX...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK LEADING TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT
DRYING.

PRZ014-VIZ002-271630-
/O.UPG.TJSJ.FW.A.0004.150227T1400Z-150227T2100Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0004.150227T1400Z-150227T2000Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-ST CROIX-
423 AM AST FRI FEB 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 002 AND 014...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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

* KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 560 AT CAMP SANTIAGO AND 625
  AT SAINT CROIX.

* 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 7 TO 9 PERCENT.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 40 PERCENT AT CAMP SANTIAGO
  AND LESS THAN 50 PERCENT AT CABO ROJO...GUANICA 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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Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2015 Red Flag Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2015 Every red flag warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.