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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
717 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE
FLORIDA KEYS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE
SOME WETTING RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AT A FEW SPOTS. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 55 TO 65 PERCENT EACH DAY...AND
SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND
10 MPH.


FLZ076>078-212330-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
717 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           30
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
TEMP                  87           77           87
RH %                  54           85           58
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SE  9                     SE  9
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 10        E 11         SE  6
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         2            2            2
LAL                   2            2            2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4500         700          4500
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    SE 12        E 14         SE  9
DISPERSION INDEX      48           9            38
MAX LVORI                          4

REMARKS...NONE.


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT EACH PERIOD.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT EACH PERIOD.

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