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FPUS72 KKEY 151927
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
327 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FLZ076-077-GMZ031>035-042-043-052-053-055-152030-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF-STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 20 NM-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY LARGO AND MARATHON
327 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
NOW
THROUGH 430 PM, SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH
THE GULF AND BAYSIDE WATERS, AS WELL AS THE EASTERNMOST PORTIONS OF
HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE STRONGER OF THE
ACTIVITY IS CAPABLE OF BLINDING DOWNPOURS, WIND GUSTS OF NEAR 25
KNOTS, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ISLAND COMMUNITIES OF THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS CAN EXPECT A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH IN
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
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