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NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1123 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-160430-
MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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 WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 20 NM-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY WEST
1123 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
NOW
THROUGH 12:30 AM, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO EXPAND GENERALLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN MARINE ZONES AT 15
TO 20 KNOTS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS INCLUDES THE SE GULF WATERS, GULFSIDE
WATERS BETWEEN KEY WEST AND THE DRY TORTUGAS, AND THE WESTERNMOST
PORTIONS OF HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. MARINERS
ENCOUNTERING THIS ACTIVITY CAN EXPECT BLINDING DOWNPOURS, ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS, AND PERSISTENT LIGHTNING. A FEW
WATERSPOUTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT, WHICH WILL BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE
TO SEE IN THE DARK.
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