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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
626 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE THIS MORNING AND
AGAIN OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE AS A TROUGH MOVERS ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS
EVENING...DRIVING A RIDGE OUT OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE KEYS
TO KEEP RED FLAG CRITERIA AT BAY THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT LEAST.

FLZ076>078-101130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
626 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           20
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS
TEMP                  82           74           83
RH %                  65           89           72
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     E 12                      E 11
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     E 12         E 12         E 10
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM        CONTINUING
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT                      1            1
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4200         1300         4300
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    E 15         E 16         E 13
DISPERSION INDEX      55           9            30
MAX LVORI                          5

REMARKS...NONE.


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 80.
CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS NEAR 80. CHANCE OF
RAIN 20 PERCENT BOTH PERIODS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 80. LOWS NEAR 70. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT
EACH PERIOD.

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