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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
131 FNUS52 KKEY 180828 FWFKEY Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 428 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...DISPERSION INDICES GREATER THAN 75 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .Discussion... Ample moisture will continue to push across the region through the forecast period. This will maintain 30 to 40 percent rain chances with slight thunder chances through at least Thursday. Given the spotty nature of this expected activity, rain amounts will be highly variable between island communities. Breezy conditions expected at times through at least Wednesday. This will result in dispersion indices above 75 during the afternoons today and Wednesday. Minimum RH values are expected to be in the lower to mid 60s today and Wednesday with overnight recoveries reaching into 80 percentile. FLZ076>078-182315- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 428 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Chance Precip (%) 30 30 40 Weather Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Max/Min Temp 90 81 89 Min/Max RH % 64 86 63 Wind 20ft AM (mph) E 14 G22 E 12 Wind 20ft PM (mph) E 14 G22 E 13 G21 E 14 Precip Duration 2 2 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Precip Amount 0.10 0.04 0.11 LAL 2 2 2 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3500 2300 3800 Transport Wnd (mph) E 23 E 22 E 28 Dispersion Index 76 35 76 Max LVORI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. East winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 80. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$