Guatemala Fire Emergency Assistance Request, 27 June 2001
WildlandFire in Guatemala
28March 2003, 09:00 GMT
Current Situation in Guatemala
The fire situation Guatemala has eased due to the onset of rains. No officialrequest for fire emergency assistance has been made by the government ofGuatemala. The GFMC provides weather forecasts for today and the next days.
Satellite images and other information
See GFMC update of 21 March 2003:
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0321/20030321_gt.html
See also update of 22 March at:
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0322/20030322_gt.html
See GFMC update of 23 March 2003:
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0323/20030323_gt.html
See GFMC update of 24 March 2003:
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0324/20030324_gt.html
See GFMC update of 25 March 2003
https://gfmc.online/gfmcnew/2003/0325/20030325_gt.html
Maps of the region
Meterological Data of the city Flores /Guatemala/
Updated: 3:00 PM CST on March 27, 2003
Observed at Flores, Guatemala
Temperature
33 °C
HeatIndex
35 °C
Humidity
46%
Dew Point
20 °C
Wind
West at 11.3 km/h
Wind Gust
–
Pressure
1010 hPa (Falling)
Conditions
Scattered Clouds
Visibility
–
Clouds
(Above Ground Level)
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 611 m
Meterological Forecast of the region
Updated: 6:00 PM CST on March 27, 2003 Thursday
Rain. High: 32° C. Sunday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: 20° C Thursday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: 22° C Monday
Rain. High: 31° C Friday
Scattered Clouds. High: 34° C. Monday Night
Chance of Rain. Low: 17° C. Friday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: 20° C Tuesday
Partly Cloudy. High: 19° C Saturday
Scattered Clouds. High: 37° C. Tuesday Night
Partly Cloudy. Low: 15° C. Saturday Night
Thunderstorm . Low: 21° C. Wednesday
Chance of Rain. High: 21° C. Sunday
Scattered Clouds. High: 36° C. Wednesday Night
Chance of Rain. Low: 15° C
MezoAmerica Temperature
Updated: 8:00 AM UTC on March 28, 2003
MezoAmerica Humidity
Updated: 8:00 AM UTC on March 28, 2003
MezoAmerica Wind
Updated: 8:00 AM UTC on March 28, 2003
Source: Wunderground
Health Guidelines for Vegetation Fire Events
Information on protection of people from vegetation fire smokecan be found in the guidelines document. Please enter the document through theGFMC portal at:
https://gfmc.online/programmes/un/who/who.html
Regional Mesoamerica Wildland Fire Network: Regional andnational widland fire status reports
The website of the regional Mesoamerica network contains a largenumber of national and regional analyses on wildland fire, including thesituation in Petén, Guatemala:
https://gfmc.online/GlobalNetworks/MesoAmerica/MesoAmerica.html
Sistema Nacional de Prevención y Control de Incendios Forestales(SIPECIF)
http://www.sipecif.gob.gt/portal.html
