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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2014

.DISCUSSION...
THE ANTICIPATED PRESENCE OF A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR RAIN CHANCES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE SHOULD BEGIN TO STEADILY
INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY INCREASING
RAIN CHANCES. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PREVAIL MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY SAGS
SOUTHWARD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
SHOULD STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 55
PERCENT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

FLZ076-077-078-271130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
730 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           5            10
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS
TEMP                  93           81           92
RH %                  60           80           61
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SE 10                     E  7
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     E   8        E  8         E  5
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1
PRECIP BEGIN          6  AM                     8 AM
PRECIP END            11 AM                     CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         1                         1
LAL                   2            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5000         700          4500
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    E 11         E  9         E  8
DISPERSION INDEX      51           10           43
MAX LVORI                          4

.REMARKS...NONE.

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

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