FNCA72 TJSJ 011305
FWSSJU

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUERTO NEGRO WILDFIRE...US-FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
905 AM AST MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 AST ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BROAD MID-UPPER TROUGH WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY...WITH
MID-UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXPECTED TO BUILD BY MID WEEK. MOSTLY CLOUDY
TO VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES AND ISOLATED PASSING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...UNDER AN EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW UP TO 18 MPH AND
SOME HIGHER GUSTS. THEREFORE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD. A GRADUAL DRYING TREND AND MODERATE
TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH
WITH SOME HIGHER GUST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 TO 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 18
MPH.

TIME (AST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........52     52     48     48     48
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............80     84     85     84     82
RH..............81     71     65     71     74
20 FT WIND......ESE 14 ESE 13 ESE 13 ESE 13 ESE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..ESE 14 ESE 13 ESE 13 ESE 13 ESE 14


$$
FORECASTER...MARTINEZ
REQUESTED BY...ROBERTO TRINCADO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130401.PUERT.01/SJU