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FNUS52 KEYW 061116
FWFEYW
FLORIDA KEYS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 2002

.RED FLAG...NONE

.SYNOPSIS...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS.

.SMOKE DISPERSION DISCUSSION...EXPECT FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSION VALUES
DURING THE DAY AND POOR VALUES AT NIGHT.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN BY TUESDAY...
AS LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS. EXPECT A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND MAINLY EAST
BREEZES UNDER 15 MPH.

FLZ076>078-071200-
MONROE LOWER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE UPPER KEYS-
730 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 2002

PARAMETER...        TODAY          TONIGHT        SATURDAY

CLOUD AMOUNT........MOSTLY CLOUDY  MOSTLY CLOUDY  PARTLY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP(%)....60 PERCENT     60 PERCENT     50 PERCENT
PRECIP TYPE.........THUNDERSTORMS  THUNDERSTORMS  THUNDERSTORMS
MAX/MIN TEMPS.......90             80             90
WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHEAST      EAST           EAST
WIND SPEED MPH......10             10             10
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.50 TO 1.00   0.25 TO .50    T TO 0.25
PRECIP BEGINS.......12 NOON        6 PM           1 PM
PRECIP ENDS.........CONTINUING     6 AM           CONTINUING
PRECIP DURATION.....2              2              1
LIGHTNING FREQ......16-25 STRIKES  9-15  STRIKES  1-8   STRIKES
REL HUMIDITY %......75             100            75
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200           800            4400
CEILING HEIGHT......8000           20000          NO CEILING
TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHEAST      EAST           EAST
TRANSPORT SPEED.....10             10             10
DISPERSION INDEX....38             9              39
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K. KASPER