526  
FPUS72 KKEY 092100  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
500 PM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-092200-  
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER 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 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-  
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL  
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 WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF  
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE  
20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF  
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY LARGO, MARATHON, AND KEY WEST  
500 PM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH 6 PM, SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH THROUGH  
THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND CHAIN AT 10  
TO 15 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLINDING  
DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS OF NEAR 25 KNOTS. ISLAND COMMUNITIES MAY SEE  
NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH.  
 
 
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