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FPUS72 KKEY 220301  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
1101 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
FLZ078-GMZ052>054-072>074-220415-  
MONROE LOWER KEYS-  
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 WEST  
1101 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH MIDNIGHT, ISOLATED SHOWERS, AND POSSIBLY AN EMBEDDED  
THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE WESTWARD AT AROUND 15 KNOTS, THROUGH MAINLY  
THE OUTER FLORIDA STRAITS. THE STRONGER ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE WIND  
GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS, BLINDING DOWNPOURS, AND POTENTIALLY A RARE  
LIGHTNING STRIKE.  
 
 
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