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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
449 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.Discussion...
Temperatures will remain above normal with highs between
90 and 95 degrees, overnight lows in the lower to mid 80s. Dew
points will be in the mid to upper 70s. Minimum RH values will be
near 65% during the day, recovering to 85% to 90% overnight.
Moisture will be increasing as an easterly wave pushes from the
east. Best chances for wetting rains will be overnight into early
Friday. In addition, in the wake of this easterly wave, winds will
be decreasing leading to gradually worsening dispersion indices.

The National Hurricane Center continues to issue advisories
on Tropical Storm Bertha located across the northwestern Gulf of
America. This system poses no risk to the Florida Keys.


FLZ076>078-232315-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
449 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           50
Weather Type          Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Max/Min Temp          92           81           91
Min/Max RH %          65           89           66
Wind 20ft AM (mph)    E  8                      E  6
Wind 20ft PM (mph)    E  8         E  9         SE  5
Precip Duration       2            8            4
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip Amount         0.02         0.21         0.12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3600         1100         3500
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 15         E 17         E  9
Dispersion Index      59           20           35
Max LVORI             3            4            4

Remarks...None.

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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around
90. South winds around 5 mph.

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