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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
533 PM CHST FRI FEB 21 2025
..DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH FIRE THREAT
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GUAM-
533 PM CHST FRI FEB 21 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING
FOR GUAM...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS...
* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER DAYTIME GUSTS,
ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
* HUMIDITY...DOWN TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT AT TIMES, MAINLY FROM LATE
MORNING UNTIL SUNSET.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CONDITIONS WILL EASE DURING
THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RELATIVE MOISTENING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER
THE WEEKEND AS MODELS ARE BRINGING IN HIGHER DEWPOINTS, INCREASING
CLOUDS, AND ISOLATED TO LOW-END SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER,
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE, SO AN ELEVATED
FIRE THREAT WILL REMAIN. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNING IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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.
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