485  
FPUS72 KKEY 221814  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
214 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
GMZ033-035-221930-  
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-  
214 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
NOW
 
 
THROUGH 330 PM, SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED BRIEF  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL WAX AND WANE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE AND  
OFFSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS. THIS ACTIVITY  
WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT NEAR 15 KNOTS. MARINERS ENCOUNTERING  
THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY BETWEEN SMITH SHOAL LIGHT AND P TOWER CAN  
EXPECT BRIEF BLINDING DOWNPOURS, WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS, AND A RARE  
LIGHTNING STRIKE.  
 

 
 
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