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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT MON JUL 28 2014

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PREVAIL TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS SOUTHWARD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL OVER SOUTH
FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BEFORE DISSIPATING THURSDAY
NIGHT. AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A VERY DRY AIR MASS FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE INCREASES. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 55 PERCENT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

FLZ076-077-078-291130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
730 AM EDT MON JUL 28 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           5            5
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      NONE         NONE
TEMP                  93           80           92
RH %                  58           85           62
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SE  5                      W  5
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE  9        W  7          W  6
PRECIP DURATION       1
PRECIP BEGIN          7  AM
PRECIP END            10 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT         1
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5000         500          4500
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    SE 10        SW  8        W  7
DISPERSION INDEX      39           7            37
MAX LVORI                          4

.REMARKS...NONE.


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

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