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FNCA62 TJSJ 160737
RFDSJU
PRZ014-027-162100-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
337 AM AST MON MAR 16 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
PUERTO RICO...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS OF PUERTO RICO TODAY, PARTICULARLY ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN PR. STRONG EASTERLY TRADES AND A DRIER AIR MASS ARE
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL IN GENERAL ACROSS THE ISLANDS. THE KEETCH-
BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI) AT CABO ROJO IS 684, INDICATING
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS HIGHLY RECEPTIVE TO IGNITION AND RAPID FIRE
SPREAD. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 50%.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY 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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