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FXUS62 KEYW 070249
AFDEYW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
945 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008

.DISCUSSION...
.CURRENTLY...
LATE EVENING IR SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW AN ELONGATED AREA OF CUMULUS 
EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF 
WATERS WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY. KBYX RADAR INDICATES ONLY A 
COUPLE OF LIGHT SHOWERS EMBEDDED IN THIS AREA. A MODERATE SOUTHEAST 
BREEZE IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS 
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S AT ISLAND REPORTING 
SENSORS.

.FORECAST...
ASIDE FROM THE ELONGATED AREA MENTIONED ABOVE...THE LOCAL EVENING 
SOUNDING INDICATES A SOMEWHAT DRIER AND MORE STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER 
HAS LIFTED ACROSS THE AREA. BUT AN INCREASED SOUTHERLY BREEZE ALOFT 
WARRANTS KEEPING AN ISOLATED MENTION OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE 
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. AS OF YET...THE SURFACE WINDS HAVE NOT PICKED 
UP...SO WILL KEEP THE TRANSITIONAL WIND WORDING FROM THE AFTERNOON 
ZONE FORECAST AS IS. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. WE WILL REMAIN WARM THANKS TO THIS DEEP SOUTHEAST/SOUTH 
TRAJECTORY OVERHEAD.

&&

.MARINE...
THE AFTERNOON MARINE FORECAST IS IN FINE SHAPE. EXPECT NO CHANGES ON 
THE LATE EVENING UPDATE...WITH FRESHENING SOUTHEAST BREEZES 
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WILL MAINTAIN THE HEADLINES AS THEY WERE ON 
THE AFTERNOON RELEASE.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE KEYW AND KMTH ISLAND TERMINALS 
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PASSING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TIME 
TO TIME...BUT DURATION OF ANY SHOWER IS EXPECTED TO BE SHORT...SO 
DID NOT ADVERTISE THESE IN THE TAFS. THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE 
MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS...INCREASING AFTER 
MIDNIGHT TO AROUND 15 KNOTS.

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.

&&

$$

PUBLIC/MARINE.........04
AVIATION/SHORT TERM...AL
DATA COLLECTION.......TF/LK

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