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FWFKEY
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
DISCUSSION
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY BY THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A FEW
STORMS THIS EVENING MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT, WE
EXPECT MUCH COOLER WEATHER WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING OUT OF THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL LINGER NEAR THE KEYS
THROUGH THE WEEK PROVIDING AMPLE INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE FOR
SHOWERS AND STORMS.
FLZ076>078-162330-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KEY LARGO, MARATHON, AND KEY WEST
532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 20
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 67 77
MIN/MAX RH % 69 97 71
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) S 10 N 9
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) S 9 G17 SW 7 N 10 G18
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.60 0.10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 1200 2200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 SW 14 N 15
DISPERSION INDEX 41 12 28
MAX LVORI 4 5 5
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
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