FNUS72 KKEY 231119 FWSKEY SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE HOLE FIRE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 719 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE FLOW WILL BE QUITE WEAK...AND GENERALLY OUT OF A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE RANGES...HIGHS NEAR 90 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR OR JUST BELOW 80 DEGREES. DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 70S. THIS WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 60 PERCENT. THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AN ISLAND CLOUD LINE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..20 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP (F)........80 81 86 87 89 89 RH (%)..........79 79 72 68 68 65 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 3000 4500 4500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 DISPERSION......5 4 4 13 10 10 LAL.............2 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................3. DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..30 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP (F)........88 84 82 83 81 82 RH (%)..........68 72 74 77 77 79 20 FT WIND......SW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 3000 2000 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 DISPERSION......18 17 17 2 2 2 LAL.............3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................3. DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 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 (%)..30 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP (F)........80 81 87 88 90 90 RH (%)..........82 80 72 66 66 66 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 S 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 3000 4500 4500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 DISPERSION......2 2 2 18 18 18 LAL.............3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...PAUL RYAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110923.BLUEH.01/KEY