Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
508 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.Discussion...
A Saharan Air Layer (SAL) will be moving in from the east later
this morning. This will effectively shutdown most convection by
this afternoon. This SAL will linger into Thursday, keeping rain
chances below normal. Thereafter, expecting a wetter period as a
disturbance moves southward across the Florida Peninsula. Despite
the dry air in the short term, min RH values will fall only to
around 70 percent.

FLZ076>078-030015-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
508 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance Precip (%)     30           10           10
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           10           10
Weather Type          Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Max/Min Temp          89           81           89
Min/Max RH %          69           86           70
Wind 20ft AM (mph)    S  7                      S  6
Wind 20ft PM (mph)    S  7         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip Duration       2            1            1
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip Amount         0.14         0.01         0.01
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3000         1700         2900
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 13         SE  7        S  9
Dispersion Index      36           8            31
Max LVORI             4            5            4

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds
around 5 mph.

$$