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FXUS62 KKEY 061447
AFDKEY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1047 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1040 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS! GOES-19 DETECTS MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES FOR OUR CWA APART FROM SOME STREAMER CLOUDS ON THE
NORTHSIDE OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. TEMPERATURES ACROSS LAND ARE IN THE
LOWER TO MID 80S CURRENTLY. ALONG THE REEF, WINDS HAVE CONTINUED
TO BE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SOME LIGHT SHOWER
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN WAXING AND WANING PRIMARILY OVER THE UPPER KEYS
AND THE DISTANT STRAITS SOUTH OF THE UPPER KEYS, BUT OTHER THAN
THAT, THINGS HAVE REMAINED DRY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY, DRY
AIR SHOULD LIMIT A MAJORITY OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY, ALTHOUGH SOME
LIGHT SHOWERS CANNOT BE FULLY RULED OUT, RESULTING IN 10% POPS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS A TROUGH IN THE OHIO VALLEY SLIDES
EASTWARD, WINDS WILL FRESHEN TONIGHT WITH A POSSIBILITY OF
NEEDING SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES IN THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. STAY TUNED.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1040 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA
KEYS WATERS. FROM SYNOPSIS, AN ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO
NUDGE FURTHER WEST AS IT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MEANWHILE, SURFACE TROUGHING WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. AS A RESULT, LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY
BREEZES WILL FRESHEN THROUGH THIS PERIOD. CAUTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED
FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY TONIGHT. AFTER MID WEEK, THE PRESSURE
PATTERN WILL BE SLOPPY WITH RIDGING BEING THE MAIN DRIVER FOR
SEASONABLE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZES.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1040 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT BOTH ISLAND TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. WHILE A BRIEF PASSING SHOWER CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT
IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY STEERING FLOW, IMPACTS TO VIS AND CIGS WILL BE
MINIMAL. NEAR SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN SUSTAINED AT 8 TO 12 KNOTS,
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER 00Z THIS EVENING.
KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...AP
AVIATION/NOWCASTS....BT
DATA ACQUISITION.....BT
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