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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
654 AM EDT WED APR 16 2014

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL TODAY ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AS A
WEAK FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES NEARLY OVERHEAD. A MOIST TROPICAL
AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ONLY DROPPING TO ABOUT 65 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND
PEAKING AROUND 85 PERCENT TONIGHT. MEASURABLE RAIN CHANCES WILL BE
HIGHEST TODAY...BUT STILL ONLY 30 PERCENT. RAIN CHANCES WILL DROP TO
10 PERCENT BY SATURDAY. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE NOT OUT OF THE
REALM OF POSSIBILITY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FLZ076>078-171130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
654 AM EDT WED APR 16 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           20
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS
TEMP                  82           75           83
RH %                  67           85           67
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     N 13                      E 11
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     NE 13        NE 14        E 14
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         2            1            1
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4000         700          4000
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    NE 16        E 16         E 14
DISPERSION INDEX      41           15           51
MAX LVORI                          4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SATURDAY...BECOMING NORTH SUNDAY...AND NORTHEAST
MONDAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT EACH DAY AND NIGHT.

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