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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
335 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
FLZ077-078-GMZ032-033-035-043-044-052-053-072-073-212100-
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
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 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-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF MARATHON AND KEY WEST
335 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
NOW
THROUGH 500 PM, A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WILL GENERALLY WANE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER KEYS, AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE AND
OFFSHORE GULF WATERS. AN ADDITIONAL BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED BRIEF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE
EASTERN WATERS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS,
INCLUDING HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ALL ACTIVITY WILL
MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST GENERALLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MARINERS
ENCOUNTERING THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON NEAR THE
409 HUMPS CAN EXPECT BRIEF BOUTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY VISIBILITY
REDUCING VISIBILITY, WIND GUSTS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, AND A FEW LIGHTNING
STRIKES. OVER LAND, ISLAND COMMUNITIES BETWEEN MARATHON AND LAYTON
CAN EXPECT UP TO A QUICK TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL.
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