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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
700 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER KEYS EARLY
THIS MORNING. GAUGE AND RADAR ESTIMATES RANGE FROM .20 TO .80 INCHES
FOR MANY COMMUNITIES WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...INCLUDING .53
INCHES AT THE BIG PINE RAWS. WET FUELS AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL LIMIT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY.

FLZ076>078-121000-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
648 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           30
WEATHER TYPE          SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS
TEMP                  83           74           81
RH %                  63           92           65
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     E 13                      NE 12
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     E 13         E 12         NE 13
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         2            2            2
LAL                   2            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3500         700          3500
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    E 15         E 14         NE 16
DISPERSION INDEX      39           15           40
MAX LVORI                          1

REMARKS...NONE.


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS
NEAR 80. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 10
PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT EACH PERIOD.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS NEAR 80. CHANCE OF RAIN 10
PERCENT EACH PERIOD.

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