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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
431 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...MODERATE FIRE DANGER RISK AND STRONG WINDS FORECASTED MONDAY...

.Discussion...
Moisture is expected to increase today out ahead of the cold
front. Chance of rain are expected for today with slight chances
of rain tonight as a result. A wetting rain is not anticipated
with only a few to several hundredths of an inch of rainfall
expected. A strong cold front will press through the Keys this
evening leading to freshening northwest to north breezes in its
wake. Expect strong to potentially near gale breezes throughout
all the Keys tonight and Monday. Also, much cooler and drier
conditions will ensue in the wake of the front. Due to the ongoing
drought conditions along with a much drier air mass moving into
the area, there is a moderate fire danger risk for Monday as min
RH values will fall into the mid to upper 30s percent especially
across the Upper Keys.

FLZ076>078-230215-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the cities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
431 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Weather Type          Showers      Showers      None
Max/Min Temp          80           50           64
Min/Max RH %          69           100          40
Wind 20ft AM (mph)    Lgt/Var                   N 17 G26
Wind 20ft PM (mph)    W  7         NW 14 G25    NW 14 G23
Precip Duration       1            1
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM
Precip Amount         0.02         0.01         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2100         500          3300
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 18         N 30         NW 25
Dispersion Index      24           30           61
Max LVORI             9            5            1

Remarks...None.

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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 60s.
East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.

$$

MJV