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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
502 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2014

.DISCUSSION...A COOL FRONT IS ON THE DOOR STEP TO THE FLORIDA KEYS
THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE KEYS THIS MORNING.
THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH THAT PASSE THROUGH THE KEYS YESTERDAY PRODUCED
MORE THAN A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN. ALONG THE
FRONT TO OUR NORTH WE FIND AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE IN THE LOWER
LEVELS...A FEW SHOWERS WERE TRIGGERED IN THIS AREA OVERNIGHT BUT AS
THE FRONT NEARS THE CONVERGENCE WILL BE PUSHED TO THE EAST. WILL KEEP
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNRISE BEFORE UPDATING
TO REMOVE RAIN CHANCES ALL TOGETHER. RH VALUES MAY NEAR RED FLAG
CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ARE LIKELY TO DROP BELOW 50 PERCENT ON
SATURDAY.

FLZ076>078-081100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
502 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE
TEMP                  78           60           74
RH %                  56           81           49
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     W 19                      N 11
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     W 18         NW 18        NE  9
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM
PRECIP END            1 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT         1
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3800         1600         3400
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    W 22         N 14         NE  9
DISPERSION INDEX      56           21           36
MAX LVORI                          4

REMARKS...NONE.


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

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