805
FXUS62 KKEY 160236
AFDKEY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1036 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2025
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1035 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2025
TONIGHT HAS BEEN PEACEFUL OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS. NIGHTTIME
MICROPHYSICS IMAGERY DETECTS VERY MINIMAL CLOUD COVERAGE IN OUR
AREA AND KBYX RADAR HAS REMAINED ECHO-FREE. TEMPERATURES HAVE
DROPPED AFTER SUNSET AND ARE NOW IN THE LOWER 70S ACROSS THE
ISLAND CHAIN. WINDS ALONG THE REEF ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
OVERNIGHT, AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS INTO THE WESTERN GULF,
WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AND BE
NORTHWESTERLY. KKEY 00Z SOUNDING MEASURED ONLY 0.65 INCHES OF PWAT
WHICH IS WELL BELOW THE 10TH PERCENTILE ACCORDING TO SPC
CLIMATOLOGY. WITH DRY AIR DOMINATING, WE ARE EXPECTING NEAR NIL
RAIN CHANCES THROUGH TOMORROW WITH MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1035 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2025
NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA
KEYS WATERS. FROM SYNOPSIS, HIGH PRESSURE IS SHIFTING INTO THE
WESTERN GULF WATERS ALLOWING WINDS LOCALLY TO CLOCK AROUND FROM
THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. A DECAYING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE AREA
ON WEDNESDAY WITH A REINFORCING NORTHERLY WIND. ON THURSDAY, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REBUILD AND EXPAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS, CAUSING
BREEZES TO TURN EASTERLY AND FRESHEN QUICKLY. FRESH TO STRONG
BREEZES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT,
AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1035 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2025
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT BOTH EYW AND MTH THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. DRY AIR WILL LIMIT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. NEAR
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 5
TO 10 KNOTS.
KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...AP
AVIATION/NOWCASTS....AP
DATA ACQUISITION.....MC
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/KEY
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSKEYWEST
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSKEYWEST
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page