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Fire Weather Planning Forecast FOR The Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
637 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 2017

.Discussion...timing should bring the center of an upper low
across the Keys by Friday around sunset. Rain chances will be
enhanced along the leading edge of the low, then as the center
of this low moves over the area Friday night and Saturday, expect
that the SAL embedded in the low will cross the Keys area, and
drying out the mid and upper levels. Guidance is much more bullish
than this forecaster, and for some reason fills in the low,
removing the dry air. Timing of the arrival and departure of this
low, and keeping the dry air embedded, have adjusted rain chances
downward Friday night and Saturday to a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.

FLZ076>078-181100-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
637 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 2017

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           50
Weather Type          tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp                  91           81           91
Rh %                  64           80           64
20ft Wind AM(mph)     E 11                      E 11
20ft wind PM(mph)     E 12         E 12         E 13
Precip Duration       2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip Amount         2            2            2
LAL                   2            2            2
Mixing Hgt(ft-AGL)    4000         1600         3900
Transport Wnd(mph)    E 14         E 14         E 15
Dispersion Index      45           18           56
Max LVORI                          3

Remarks...None.


.Forecast for days 3 through 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 80s. Highs in the lower 90s. East
winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 80s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 80s.
Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with scattered
showers. Lows in the lower 80s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph.

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