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FNCA62 TJSJ 230834
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PRZ014-027-232045-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
434 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2019
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS OF PUERTO RICO TODAY...
RECENT KBDI OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT SOILS CONTINUE AT
SIGNIFICANT DRY LEVELS WITH VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS BETWEEN 580-720 ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS OF
PUERTO RICO. ALTHOUGH TODAY'S FORECAST CALLS FOR FRAGMENTS OF LOW-
LEVEL CLOUDS TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND UNDER A FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW PEAKING AT 15-20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 40S LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS COULD AGGRAVATE THE DRYING
PATTERN THAT IS AFFECTING THESE AREAS, ENHANCING FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE CONDUCIVE FOR THE IGNITION AND
SPREAD OF WILD FIRES.
FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED WHEN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE APPROACHING, BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING, RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA.
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