823  
FPUS72 KKEY 160503  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
103 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-160615-  
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-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF  
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS  
20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY WEST  
103 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
NOW
 
 
THROUGH 2 AM, ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP, MAINLY ACROSS THE WATERS WEST  
OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. ANY ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS WILL MOVE  
NORTHWEST INTO THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST GULF WATERS AND COULD  
STRENGTHEN. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HANDLED WITH MARINE  
WEATHER STATEMENTS AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS AS NEED BE.  
 

 
 
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