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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
421 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.DISCUSSION...THE COOLER DRIER AIR WILL IMPACT THE FIRST PERIOD IN
SEVERAL WAYS INCLUDING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FROM THE COLD AIR
CUMULUS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER
AIR HAS BEGUN TO ADVECT SOUTHWARD AND WILL PRODUCE HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TODAY...AND LOWS IN THE 60 TO 65 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT. THE RIDGE
MENTIONED ABOVE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
THROUGH TUESDAY. A CUT OFF LOW OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL SLOWLY
MOVE ACROSS TEXAS AND OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FLZ076>078-091100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
421 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  73           65           78
RH %                  51           81           56
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     N 11                      E 10
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     NE  9        NE  8        E 10
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3300         800          3800
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    NE  9        E 12         E 12
DISPERSION INDEX      36
MAX LVORI                          2

REMARKS...NONE.


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. EAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 70.
HIGHS NEAR 80.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LOWS NEAR 70. CHANCE OF RAIN 10
PERCENT BOTH PERIODS.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 10 PERCENT EACH PERIOD.

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