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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
409 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

.Discussion...
East to southeasterly surface winds caused rapid moistening
across the Florida Keys yesterday. Gentle surface breezes are
on track to slacken to light to gentle by tonight. Rain chances
will be low despite a pronounced increase in RH with recovery
to near 100% tonight. Tomorrow, winds are forecast to slacken
further as temperatures warm to slightly above normal.

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Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
409 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance Precip (%)     0            10           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Weather Type          None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          79           68           80
Min/Max RH %          71           100          76
Wind 20ft AM (mph)    SE  7                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft PM (mph)    SE  5        E  6         E  5
Precip Duration                    1
Precip Begin                       7 PM
Precip End                         6 AM
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2500         200          1700
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 16        E 10         E  8
Dispersion Index      35           8            12
Max LVORI             4            7            8

Remarks...None.

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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around
80. East winds around 10 mph.

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AJP