582  
FNUS52 KKEY 140755  
FWFKEY  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
355 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A WEAK DISTURBANCE PROGRESSING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BRING  
A LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SURGE, SUPPORTING ELEVATED RAIN AND THUNDER  
CHANCES FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE  
INCREASED MOISTURE WILL ALSO KEEP AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 60 PERCENT THROUGH SATURDAY. EAST TO  
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE, PEAKING AT 15 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY  
NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ELEVATED TRANSPORT WINDS WILL  
SUPPORT EFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER DISPERSION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL  
DAYS.  
 
FLZ076>078-150230-  
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KEY LARGO, MARATHON, AND KEY WEST  
355 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 40  
WEATHER TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 81 91  
MIN/MAX RH % 64 89 68  
WIND 20FT AM (MPH) E 5 SE 6  
WIND 20FT PM (MPH) E 6 E 7 E 6  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.03 0.01  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 1100 3400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 E 17 E 12  
DISPERSION INDEX 34 12 45  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS  
AROUND 90. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
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