Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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FNUS52 KKEY 010940
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
440 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026
.Discussion...
Fire weather concerns are exceptionally low in the short term
forecast as rain chances will remain elevated through tonight. An
unsettled atmospheric patterns is taking shape across the region.
Rainfall estimates along the island chain are generally up to an
inch over the course of the next 24 hours, but this will depend
on where the heaviest showers set up. Background winds will be
light to gentle out of the northeast to east, but the mix of
showers and thunderstorms will bring periods of stronger, erratic
winds. Minimum RH values will be approaching 80% during the day
and will recover to near saturation overnight. Drier conditions
are expected to return closer to the middle of the week.
FLZ076>078-020215-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
440 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance Precip (%) 70 70 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 50
Weather Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Max/Min Temp 83 75 82
Min/Max RH % 77 93 78
Wind 20ft AM (mph) E 9 E 7
Wind 20ft PM (mph) E 9 E 9 E 6
Precip Duration 9 9 3
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip Amount 0.22 0.38 0.08
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2200 200 2200
Transport Wnd (mph) E 15 E 18 E 15
Dispersion Index 28 19 30
Max LVORI 4 4 4
Remarks...None.
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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
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