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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Guam

March 6, 2021

NWS Guam issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2021, 9:32 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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 6, 2021, 9:32 PM CST (03:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Guam

The text

As transmitted.

519 
WWMY80 PGUM 070332
RFWGUM

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tiyan GU
132 PM ChST Sun Mar 7 2021

...STRONGER DAYTIME WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY...

GUZ001-071000-
/O.UPG.PGUM.FW.A.0005.000000T0000Z-210308T0800Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.FW.W.0005.210307T0332Z-210307T0900Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.FW.A.0006.210307T0900Z-210308T0800Z/
Guam-
132 PM ChST Sun Mar 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS
 AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUAM...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUAM...

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 
afternoon. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Guam.

* WIND...Daytime winds between 15 and 20 mph with gusts up to 30 
  mph, especially in higher terrain. 

* HUMIDITY...40 to 50% during the afternoon and early evening.
  Similar conditions are possible Sunday and Monday.

* IMPACTS...In these dry conditions, fires will be quick to ignite.
  Stronger winds will allow any fires that develop to 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
528 
WWMY80 PGUM 070904
RFWGUM

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tiyan GU
704 PM ChST Sun Mar 7 2021

...STRONGER DAYTIME WINDS POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY...

GUZ001-080200-
/O.EXP.PGUM.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210307T0900Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.FW.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210308T0800Z/
Guam-
704 PM ChST Sun Mar 7 2021

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR GUAM...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* AFFECTED AREA...Guam.

* WIND...Daytime winds between 15 and 20 mph with gusts up to 
  30 mph, especially in higher terrain. 

* HUMIDITY...45 to 60% from late morning through early evening. 

* IMPACTS...In these dry conditions, fires will be quick to ignite.
  Stronger winds will allow any fires that develop to 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.

&&

$$

Kleeschulte

The office that day

Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 9:32 PM CSTFire Weather WatchGUM24 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.