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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING. AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEFORE PROGRESSING EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC OCEAN SUNDAY. AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
EXTEND ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD MONDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY PASS
THE FLORIDA KEYS MONDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC UNITED STATES TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SHOULD
PROGRESS EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MAY PASS THROUGH THE
FLORIDA KEYS FRIDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE 60 PERCENT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

FLZ076-077-078-011230-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
730 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     5            10           20
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS
TEMP                  73           65           76
RH %                  61           81           62
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     NE 13                     E  17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     NE 17        E 18         SE 16
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT                      1            1
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3000         1100         3000
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    NE 18        E 21         E 21
DISPERSION INDEX      49           28           49
MAX LVORI                          3

.REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
NEAR 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 80. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS
NEAR 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
65 TO 70. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH BY
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
10 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
65 TO 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING EAST BY MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 10 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
NEAR 80. EAST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS NEAR 70. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS 75 TO 80.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 65 TO
70. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS 75 TO 80.
SOUTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
NEAR 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

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