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FNCA62 TJSJ 050731
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PRZ014-027-052000-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
331 AM AST SUN JUL 5 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO BETWEEN 10 AM THIS MORNING AND 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY (FROM 10 AM TO 4
PM AST) ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS OF PUERTO
RICO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY DRY FUELS, HIGH KBDI
VALUES, SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 50S AS MODERATE TO
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF SAHARAN DUST CONTINUE MOVING OVER THE
REGION. PROLONGED RAINFALL DEFICITS, ABNORMALLY DRY TO SEVERE
DROUGHT CONDITIONS, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS ALSO CONTINUE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID WILDFIRE IGNITION AND EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR, MEANING ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD
QUICKLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY
DISCOURAGED.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE CONDUCIVE FOR THE IGNITION AND
SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.
FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED WHEN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE APPROACHING, BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING, RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA.
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