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NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
457 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
FLZ077-078-GMZ032-033-035-043-044-052-053-072-073-212200-
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE 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 MEXICO 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
457 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
NOW
THROUGH 600 PM, A 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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