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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
533 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
WILL BE SQUELCHED SOUTHWARD...AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH
OUR AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER REGION OF HIGH PRESSURE WELL
NORTH OF OUR AREA WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SETTLE SOUTHWARD. NO RAINFALL
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 45 PERCENT CAN BE ANTICIPATED
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SLACKEN TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY.

FLZ076>078-281115-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
533 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
WEATHER TYPE          NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP                  70           62           68
RH %                  47           87           45
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     NW 20                     N 17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     NW 13        NW 16        N 17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT
LAL                   1            1            1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    3100         2007         2800
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    NW 14        W 16         N 18
DISPERSION INDEX      48           31           48
MAX LVORI                          3

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS
NEAR 70.

$$
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