Red Flag Warning 7, NWS JSJ

Issued

Mar 8, 2015, 7:39 AM CDT (12:39 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 8, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT

Expired

Mar 8, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

435 
WWCA82 TJSJ 081239
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
839 AM AST SUN MAR 8 2015

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.CONDITIONS STARTING OUT VERY DRY THIS MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE MID AND UPPER 80S EXPECT HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO VERY
CRITICAL VALUES. WINDS ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE CREATING CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.

PRZ014-082000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0007.150308T1300Z-150308T2000Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-
839 AM AST SUN MAR 8 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014.

* 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 600

* 10-HR FUEL MOISTURE: 6 TO 8 PERCENT.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 30 TO 40 PERCENT.

* 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.

&&

$$

372 
WWCA82 TJSJ 082052 CCA
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
450 PM AST SUN MAR 8 2015

....RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT LONGER EXPECTED THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

PRZ014-082000-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FW.W.0007.150308T1300Z-150308T2000Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-
450 PM AST SUN MAR 8 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 002 AND 014...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED
FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM AST FOR MONA
ISLAND AND THE SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS OF PUERTO RICO.

$$

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