FNUS72 KKEY 241131 FWSKEY SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE HOLE FIRE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 731 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY. DAY TIME HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 90 DEGREES WITH DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH WILL BE NEAR 60%. LOW LEVEL FLOW MAY BE FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A ROUND OR TWO OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................3 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..30 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP (F)........80 80 85 87 90 90 RH (%)..........85 85 72 68 62 62 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 3500 4500 5000 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 7 W 7 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 DISPERSION......4 3 3 36 37 37 LAL.............3 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 2. DISPERSION INDEX....31 DECREASING TO 6 LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..30 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP (F)........92 85 83 83 83 83 RH (%)..........58 72 77 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2 S 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 3500 2000 500 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 DISPERSION......32 30 30 6 7 7 LAL.............2 3 3 3 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................2. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PRECIP (%)..30 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP (F)........80 80 85 87 90 90 RH (%)..........82 82 70 65 60 60 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 3500 4500 5000 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 DISPERSION......4 5 5 25 28 28 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...PAUL RYAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110924.BLUEH.01/KEY