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FXUS62 KKEY 191850
AFDKEY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
150 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..NEW MARINE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
-GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL CONTINUE TO VEER TO
THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY TONIGHT.
-DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN AND LIMIT RAIN CHANCES OVER
THE COMING DAYS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 150 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHWEST BREEZES HAVE OVERSPREAD ACROSS ALL OF
THE FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. AS A HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND THE RECENT FRONT, BREEZES WILL CLOCK AROUND AND COME OUT OF
THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION, WE EXPECT A WEAK NOCTURNAL
SURGE TO OCCUR AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE NORTHERLY BREEZES IS
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BREEZES WILL SLACKEN
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND, BUT BEGIN FRESHENING ONCE AGAIN
LATE SUNDAY. EXPECT FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG BREEZES TO
DEVELOP AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION TIGHTENS. THERE
WILL LIKELY BE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG
BREEZES THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 150 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND WILL
CONTINUE TO VEER TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. EXPECTING A WEAK NOCTURNAL SURGE TO SPILL OFF THE
MAINLAND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND COULD LEAD TO A BRIEF PERIOD
OF STRONGER WINDS. THAT BEING SAID, SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE 15
KNOTS OR LESS.
KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...LIW
AVIATION/NOWCASTS....LIW
DATA ACQUISITION.....LIW
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