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FNCA62 TJSJ 040727
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PRZ014-027-042100-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
327 AM AST MON MAY 4 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
PUERTO RICO...
LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS
OF PUERTO RICO. DRIER AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE
REGION, ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER
40S TO LOW 50S. WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH AROUND 16 TO 21 MPH, WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. KBDI VALUES IN CABO ROJO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THRESHOLDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE 7-DAY PERCENT OF NORMAL
RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN, INCLUDING AREAS
NEAR SALINAS, IS BELOW 25%, WITH SOME LOCATIONS EVEN BELOW 5%.
THIS INDICATES CRITICALLY DRY FUELS HIGHLY RECEPTIVE TO IGNITION
AND RAPID FIRE SPREAD. THEREFORE, ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS OF PUERTO RICO
TODAY. 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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