511  
FNCA72 TJSJ 291541  
FWSSJU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN: BARCELONETA...IBTS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
1141 AM AST WED JUL 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 AST ON JULY 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS  
WITH THIS FORECAST AT  
PHONE: 787-253-4586.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
OVERALL, WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA.  
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. REGARDLESS, ENOUGH MOISTURE  
REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH SAHARAN DUST PARTICLES. FIRE  
DANGER REMAINS POSSIBLE DUE TO CURRENT CRITICALLY DRY SOILS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE  
DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64-82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 21 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION..........6.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (AST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............89 89 89 89 88 87  
RH..............73 71 71 72 73 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..21 23 24 24 23 21  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 30 32 32 31 29  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.17 18 19 19 19 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 22 22 21  
DISPERSION......6 6 6 6 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..69 69 64 64 64 64  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...M. MARRERO  
REQUESTED BY...CESAR GARCIA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618587.0/SJU  
.DELDT 07/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CGARCIA@IBTS.ORG  
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