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FNCA62 TJSJ 270957
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PRZ014-027-272200-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
557 AM AST TUE AUG 27 2019
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS OF PUERTO RICO...
A DRY AND DUSTY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ISLANDS TODAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP AROUND THE
LOW 50S AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, KBDI VALUES CONTINUE TO BE OVER 700
ALONG THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS A RESULT, ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.
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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