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FNUS72 KKEY 130905
FWSKEY
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE KEY RX 3.1,3.2,4.1,4.2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
505 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2023
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (305) 295-1316 EXT 3, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN
TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH, THEN
BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND INCREASE TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO
18 MPH. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW
60S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39 DECREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............83 87 90 91 91 90
RH..............85 75 68 68 66 68
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 14 13 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 W 5
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 10 10 9 6
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2100 2700 3100 3000 2600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 16 SW 16 SW 15 SW 13 W 10
DISPERSION......35 42 42 42 39 30
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING,
THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....21 DECREASING TO 7.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............90 85 84 83 82 82
RH..............68 77 80 82 85 85
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 7 7 7 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 4 W 4 W 4 SW 4 SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1400 1000 900 1000 900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 8 W 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 10
DISPERSION......21 3 3 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 0800, THEN 1-8 STRIKES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 44.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20
LAL.............1 2 2 2
TEMP............81 85 91 90
RH..............88 77 62 66
20 FT WIND......SW 7G9 SW 8G12 SW 8G12 W 8G12
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5G6 SW 6G8 SW 6G8 W 6G8
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1800 3200 3500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 W 14
DISPERSION......9 24 35 44
FORECASTER...AP
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN PIPPIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/13/23
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