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FPUS72 KKEY 152031
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
431 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-152145-
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-
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-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY LARGO AND MARATHON
431 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
NOW
THROUGH 430 PM, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH
TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE
WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. ANY INDIVIDUAL SHOWER HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME A THUNDERSTORM. THE STRONGER OF THE ACTIVITY IS
CAPABLE OF BLINDING DOWNPOURS, WIND GUSTS OF NEAR 20 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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