758  
FNCA62 TJSJ 060901  
RFDSJU  
PRZ014-015-027-062100-  
 
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
501 AM AST SUN JUL 6 2025  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO  
TODAY...  
 
FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS HAVE DETERIORATED, WITH AN ELEVATED RISK  
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO, PRIMARILY DUE TO A  
PROLONGED LACK OF WETTING RAINFALL. PRECIPITATION TOTALS OVER THE  
PAST 30 TO 60 DAYS HAVE FALLEN TO JUST 5–10 PERCENT OF NORMAL IN  
THE DRIEST SOUTHERN PLAINS AND HILLS. KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX  
(KBDI) VALUES EXCEED 600 IN THESE AREAS, INDICATING SEVERE DRYNESS  
AND HIGHLY FLAMMABLE FUELS. BACKING EASTERLY WINDS AND THE  
ARRIVAL OF A DRIER AIR MASS TODAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOWERING  
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BETWEEN 40 AND 55 PERCENT. PERSISTENT HIGH-  
LEVEL CLOUDS MAY SLIGHTLY REDUCE DAYTIME HEATING BUT ARE UNLIKELY  
TO INCREASE HUMIDITY OR PRODUCE RAINFALL, PROVIDING MINIMAL RELIEF  
TO FIRE DANGER. BREEZY CONDITIONS—WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO  
20 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH—WILL FURTHER ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL  
FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD, PARTICULARLY FOLLOWING IGNITION IN THE MOST  
FIRE-PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO.  
 
WHILE FIRE DANGER IS LOWER ELSEWHERE, THE RISK OF SPREAD CANNOT  
BE RULED OUT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE AND  
EASTERN INTERIOR, WHERE RAINFALL HAS ALSO BEEN WELL BELOW NORMAL.  
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE URGED TO AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING AND  
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY FIRE-RELATED ACTIVITIES. REPORT  
ANY FIRES OR SMOKE IMMEDIATELY BY CALLING 9-1-1 OR YOUR LOCAL FIRE  
DEPARTMENT.  
 
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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