FNUS64 KTAE 141111 RFDTAE FLZ076>078-142215- FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 711 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY... * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LOWER AND UPPER KEYS...AND DROP AS LOW AS 35 PERCENT IN THE MIDDLE KEYS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A COUPLE HOURS. * WIND...DURING THE HOURS OF LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE NEAR 20 MPH IN THE LOWER KEYS...10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MIDDLE KEYS...AND NEAR 15 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH MEAN THAT ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BECOME CONDUCIVE FOR THE IGNITION AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED WHEN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE APPROACHING...BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING...RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. $$ CLR