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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
503 AM AST SUN JUL 19 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
PUERTO RICO TODAY...
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS AND HILLS, EASTERN AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS OF
PUERTO RICO DUE TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE DISPERSION.
PROLONGED RAINFALL DEFICITS, ABNORMALLY DRY TO SEVERE DROUGHT
CONDITIONS, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS CONTINUE, WITH KBDI VALUES
REMAINING ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. ALTHOUGH A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
APPROACHING FROM THE EAST WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE LATER TODAY, THE DEEPEST MOISTURE IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS, WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 50S THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS
OF PUERTO RICO AND ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WHILE EASTERLY TO EAST-
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED
WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND LOCALIZED,
PROVIDING LITTLE TO NO MEANINGFUL RELIEF TO THE ONGOING DRY
CONDITIONS.
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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