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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014

.DISCUSSION...
AN ELONGATED AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRETCH EASTWARD FROM THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...AND INTO THE
SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH SOUTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY. THIS COLD FRONT MAY PASS
THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE PROGRESSING EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC
OCEAN FRIDAY. AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

FLZ076-077-078-101130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
730 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  76           66           79
RH %                  55           78           54
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     NE 5                      E  7
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     NE 8         NE 8         E  6
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3000         700          3500
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    E  9         E  9         E  8
DISPERSION INDEX      34           10           33
MAX LVORI                          4

.REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS NEAR
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 80. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS NEAR 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO
NORTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
NEAR 80. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 10
PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 70. NORTH WINDS NEAR 15
MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS NEAR 80. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT BOTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

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