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FPUS72 KKEY 231242
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
842 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-231400-
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
842 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
NOW
THROUGH 1000 AM, WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE MARINE
ZONES EAST OF SUGARLOAF KEY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST
AT NEAR 15 KNOTS. MARINERS ENCOUNTERING THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY
BETWEEN ALLIGATOR REEF AND MOLASSES REEF CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS
REDUCING VISIBILITY, WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS, AND A RARE CLOUD TO
SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKE. OVER LAND, ISLAND COMMUNITIES BETWEEN
ISLAMORADA AND TAVERNIER CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF QUICK
RAINFALL.
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