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FNCA62 TJSJ 140908
RFDSJU
PRZ014-142200-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
508 AM AST TUE AUG 14 2018
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS TODAY...
DRYING OF FUELS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
PLAINS OF PUERTO RICO. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP IN
THE LOW TO MID 40%. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 14Z-20Z.
THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ALONG THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS.
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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