FNUS72 KKEY 161345 AAA FWSKEY SPOT FORECAST FOR WATSON HAMMOCK FIRE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 945 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...UPDATED 20 FT AND EYE LEVEL WIND FIRST PERIOD... IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND CHAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY ONCE AGAIN RAPIDLY FALL DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AT BIG PINE KEY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT NEAR 45 PERCENT BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. LIGHT MAINLY EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHEASTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY TO 5 TO 10 MPH. EASTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAINLY DRY WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 55 PERCENT BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS...HUMIDITY VALUES...AND RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................1. DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 46. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..10 10 10 10 10 TEMP (F)........85 88 90 91 90 RH (%)..........58 52 46 45 45 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 5 E 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 7 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 3 E 5 E 5 NE 5 NE 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 7 7 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 4600 4600 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 5 E 6 E 9 E 9 DISPERSION......2 2 30 43 43 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. DISPERSION INDEX....52 DECREASING TO 6 LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..10 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP (F)........88 86 85 85 85 84 RH (%)..........47 52 57 61 64 64 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 3 E 5 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 E 3 E 3 E 5 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 2800 2800 2800 3100 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 10 E 10 E 13 E 13 E 13 DISPERSION......49 55 55 6 6 6 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 61. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..20 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP (F)........84 84 87 88 88 88 RH (%)..........65 65 60 59 59 59 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3200 3200 4000 4300 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 9 DISPERSION......5 4 4 43 49 49 LAL.............1 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FUTTERMAN REQUESTED BY...DANA COHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110916.WATSO.01/KEY