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FXUS62 KKEY 081926
AFDKEY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
226 PM EST SUN FEB 8 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- GENTLE TO MODESTLY MODERATE BREEZES WILL CONTINUE, AND WILL
FOLLOW A WAXING AND WANING PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
- TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOLER SIDE OF NORMAL, BUT
GRADUALLY TREND WARMER THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO
NEXT WEEK.
- NIL RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS DRY
AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE KEYS.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 148 PM EST SUN FEB 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH ONLY FEW
CLOUDS NEAR FL050 OCCASIONALLY CROSSING EITHER TERMINAL.
NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 KNOTS, APPROACHING
THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE AFTER 02Z. CHANCES FOR ANY ACTIVE
WEATHER ARE NEAR ZERO.
PREV DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 410 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2026
DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN AS A BROAD SURFACE HIGH
SETTLES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS IT
SETTLES, IT WILL BRIEFLY BECOME DISORGANIZED AS A POTENT
SHORTWAVE ALOFT MOVES THROUGH MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS ON
MONDAY. BY TUESDAY THE SURFACE HIGH WILL RECONSOLIDATE JUST OFF
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST AND THEN SLOWLY MEANDER EASTWARD
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
AT THIS TIME, WHILE THE SHORTWAVE WILL DIVE INTO THE SUNSHINE
STATE LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING THIS
FEATURE TO IMPACT THE KEYS. THIS IS BECAUSE A LOW LEVEL MEAN
LAYERED RIDGE WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE GULF BASIN AND HELP TO
STEER ANY LOW LEVEL ENERGY WELL TO OUR NORTH AND NORTHEAST.
LOCALLY, WE WILL SEE WINDS WAX AND WANE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS, TENDING TO PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THIS PERIOD LOOK TO BE REMAIN FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH DAYTIME
HIGHS REACHING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS
FALLING INTO THE 60S.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1037 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2026
THERE ARE NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS LOCAL WATERS. FROM SYNOPSIS, LIGHT BREEZES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER
PATTERN OVER OUR LOCAL WATERS. MEANWHILE, A BROAD SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY WILL
SETTLE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY MONDAY AND BRIEFLY BECOME
DISORGANIZED. A NEW SURFACE HIGH WILL CONSOLIDATE OFF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST TUESDAY AND SLOWLY MEANDER EAST OUT ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A WAX AND WANING OF BREEZES
TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY, WHILE GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE
EASTERLY.
KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...DP
AVIATION/NOWCASTS....DP
DATA ACQUISITION.....DP
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