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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
455 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.Discussion...
Breezes will fluctuate across the Keys today with mainly moderate
to fresh breezes slackening briefly to gentle to moderate breezes
across the Lower Keys this afternoon. Otherwise, gentle to
moderate breezes are expected across the Middle and Upper Keys.
All areas increase tonight to moderate to fresh breezes. Transport
winds will remain fresh to strong through the period. Moisture is
beginning to build across the region, especially the Upper Keys,
leading to increasing rain chances for the next several days.
Strong to near-gale breezes also remain possible over the weekend
into early next week. Min RH values will be in the lower 60s
percent today with near 60 percent for Saturday and good max RH
recovery overnight into the mid 80s percent.

FLZ076>078-240145-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
455 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20
Weather Type          Showers      Tstms        Tstms
Max/Min Temp          82           73           82
Min/Max RH %          62           84           60
Wind 20ft AM (mph)    NE 11                     NE 12 G20
Wind 20ft PM (mph)    NE  9        NE 11        NE 11
Precip Duration       2            2            2
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip Amount         0.01         0.06         0.06
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3700         900          3800
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 21        NE 25        NE 20
Dispersion Index      54           35           52
Max LVORI             3            3            3

Remarks...None.

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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Northeast
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. North winds around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. North winds around 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 15 mph.

$$

MJV