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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

.DISCUSSION...
AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
FLORIDA TODAY...BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PROGRESS SOUTHWARD DOWN THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY...BEFORE LIFTING
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A VERY DRY
AIR MASS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SHOULD BE
HIGHEST WHEN THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED
CLOSEST TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE 55 PERCENT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

FLZ076-077-078-281130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
730 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     5            10           10
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS
TEMP                  93           81           92
RH %                  56           77           56
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SE 7                      SE  5
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 8         SE  9        SE  5
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT                      1            1
LAL                   1            1            2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5000         500          5000
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    S 12         SE 10        SE  7
DISPERSION INDEX      50           8            39
MAX LVORI                          4

.REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT BOTH
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 80. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 80. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 90S. VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT
EACH NIGHT AND DAY.

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