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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Guam

February 25, 2021

NWS Guam issued this red flag warning at Feb 25, 2021, 4:28 PM CST. It was in force for 11 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 25, 2021, 4:28 PM CST (22:28 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Guam

The text

As transmitted.

120 
WWMY80 PGUM 252228
RFWGUM

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tiyan GU
828 AM ChST Fri Feb 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM FOR STRONG WINDS...

GUZ001-262000-
/O.UPG.PGUM.FW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210226T2000Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.FW.W.0002.210225T2228Z-210226T0900Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.FW.A.0002.210226T0900Z-210226T2000Z/
Guam-
828 AM ChST Fri Feb 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUAM...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUAM...

The National Weather Service in Tiyan has issued a Red Flag Warning,
which is in effect until 7 PM this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has
also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from 7 PM this
evening through early Saturday morning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Guam.

* WIND...East 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph from midmorning
  throughly early evening.

* HUMIDITY...55 to 60% during the afternoon and early evening.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are 
either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong 
winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create 
ideal conditions for rapid spread of wildfires.

A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are
forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag 
warnings.

&&

$$

STANKO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 9:41 PM CSTFire Weather WatchGUM19 hr
Feb 24, 9:41 PM CSTRed Flag WarningGUM5 hr
Feb 25, 4:28 PM CSTFire Weather WatchGUM22 hr

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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.