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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
638 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

.DISCUSSION...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN AND LIGHTNING TODAY ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE
FROM THE LOWER KEYS...EAST-NORTHEASTWARD...TO FLORIDA BAY THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...OVERALL CLOUD COVER AND SHOWER COVERAGE SHOULD
BE LESS THAN THE LAST FEW DAYS. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE EAST-
NORTHEASTWARD BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN 5 MPH
OR LESS FROM THE SOUTH...EXCEPT IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN SEASONABLY HIGH...WHILE THE
DISPERSION INDEX DROPS BELOW 10 AGAIN TONIGHT WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS IN ISLAND-INTERIOR LOCATIONS.

FLZ076>078-291130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
638 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
TEMP                  87           76           88
RH %                  67           91           68
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         E  5
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT
LAL                   3            3            2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    2800         200          3200
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    SW  9        E  7         SE  8
DISPERSION INDEX      27           4            28
MAX LVORI                          6

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 75 TO 80. VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 5
MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS NEAR 90. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWS NEAR 80. HIGHS
NEAR 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT BOTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 80. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT EACH NIGHT
AND DAY.

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