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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS JSJ

March 11, 2015

NWS JSJ issued this red flag warning at Mar 11, 2015, 3:31 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 11, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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: Mar 11, 2015, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 11, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired: Mar 11, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The text

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

973 
WWCA82 TJSJ 110832 CCA
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
431 AM AST WED MAR 11 2015

....RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LIMITED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.

PRZ014-VIZ002-112200-
/O.UPG.TJSJ.FW.A.0007.150311T1400Z-150311T2200Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FW.W.0009.150311T1400Z-150311T2200Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-ST CROIX-
431 AM AST WED MAR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS 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 6 PM AST
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* 20-FOOT WINDS: EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI): 600 TO 640.

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

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

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

085 
WWCA82 TJSJ 112157
RFWSJU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
557 PM AST WED MAR 11 2015

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT LONGER EXPECTED... 

PRZ014-112300-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150311T2200Z/
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-
557 PM AST WED MAR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 014...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST.

$$

VIZ002-112300-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150311T2200Z/
ST CROIX-
557 PM AST WED MAR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 002...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST.

$$

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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.