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FNCA62 TJSJ 210920
RFDSJU
PRZ014-027-212000-

FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
520 AM AST THU MAR 21 2019

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS...

A DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY. THIS LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT WILL PLUMMET THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CRITICAL
LEVELS. OUR FORECAST CALLS FOR RH IN THE LOW 40S ALONG THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS...MAINLY BETWEEN LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 20-FT WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10-15 MPH 
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER.

AS A RESULT, ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN 
TODAY AS 10 HR FUEL MOISTURE CONTINUES AROUND 8-10 ACROSS THE 
SOUTH COASTAL PLAINS,.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE CONDUCIVE FOR THE IGNITION AND
SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. 

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