846  
FPUS72 KKEY 160557  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
157 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-160700-  
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  
157 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH 3 AM, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS  
THE SOUTHEAST GULF WATERS AND LIFT NORTHWARD. MARINERS ENCOUNTERING  
THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS, BRIEF  
BLINDING DOWNPOURS, AND BRIEF BOUTS OF LIGHTNING. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY  
IS MOVING OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE INTO THE  
DISTANT SOUTHWEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
 
 
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