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FXUS62 KKEY 050318
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1018 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013

.DISCUSSION...
LATE EVENING IR SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE
KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. WINDS REMAIN FROM THE EAST...NEAR 10 MPH
ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN AND CLOSE TO 10 KNOTS AT THE AVAILABLE MARINE
SENSORS. THE ONLY ECHOES ON KBYX DOPPLER RADAR REMAIN AN ELONGATED
PATCH OF WEAKENING SHOWERS JUST BEYOND OUR SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC
WATERS. TEMPERATURES ARE BETWEEN 75 AND 80 DEGREEES AT THIS HOUR.

THE LATE EVENING LOCAL AND NEIGHBORING SOUNDINGS SHOW THE EFFECTS OF
MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE. EVEN WITH MOISTURE VALUES ABOVE SEASONAL
AVERAGE...WE REMAIN STABLE ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF RISING MID TO
UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE GENTLE
AT THE PRESENT HOUR...WE EXPECT AN INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THERE IS NO REASON TO ADJUST THE AFTERNOON ZONE
FORECAST. NO UPDATE IS PLANNED.

&&

.MARINE...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL MODERATE UPWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS ACROSS ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. NO CHANGE
EXPECTED ON THE UPCOMING LATE EVENING COASTAL WATERS UPDATE.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT AT THE ISLAND TERMINALS.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST.


&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

PUBLIC/MARINE.........04
AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....11
DATA COLLECTION.......L. KASPER

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