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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
700 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS
WILL LOWER DISPERSION INDICES UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS
INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. CHANCES FOR A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL REMAIN
LOW THROUGH THE LONG TERM.


FLZ076>078-241000-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
631 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           10
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS
TEMP                  88           78           87
RH %                  52           80           53
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         1            1            1
LAL                   2            1            2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4600         1200         4500
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    W  5         NW  5        NW  5
DISPERSION INDEX      30           15           35
MAX LVORI                          3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN
10 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT EACH PERIOD.

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