Alert archive / Guam / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this red flag warning at Feb 27, 2021, 5:44 PM CST. It was in force for 9 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, 2021, 5:44 PM CST (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
609 WWMY80 PGUM 272344 RFWGUM URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tiyan GU 944 AM ChST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY... GUZ001-280900- /O.UPG.PGUM.FW.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210301T0900Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.FW.W.0003.210227T2344Z-210228T0900Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.FW.A.0004.210228T0900Z-210301T0900Z/ Guam- 944 AM ChST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tiyan has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM ChST this evening. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from 7 PM ChST this evening through Monday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Guam. * WIND...Winds will increase to 15 to 20 miles per hour this morning with gusts up to 30 miles per hour, especially around higher terrain. * HUMIDITY...50 to 55% late morning through 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. && $$ Kleeschulte
1 follow-up statement
558 WWMY80 PGUM 280909 RFWGUM URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tiyan GU 709 PM ChST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE MONDAY... GUZ001-010100- /O.EXP.PGUM.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210228T0900Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.FW.A.0004.000000T0000Z-210301T0900Z/ Guam- 709 PM ChST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Tiyan has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect through Monday. * AFFECTED AREA...Guam, especially southern Guam. * WIND...Winds will increase to between 15 and 20 miles per hour Monday morning with gusts up to 30 miles per hour possible, especially in higher-terrain areas. * HUMIDITY...45 to 50% during the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. && $$ Aydlett
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 12:15 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GUM | 17 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:44 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GUM | 22 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.