903
FXUS62 KKEY 090241
AFDKEY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1041 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- NEAR NORMAL RAIN AND THUNDER CHANCES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
- LIGHT TO GENTLE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZES WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
- BOUTS OF INCREASED RAIN AND THUNDER CHANCES ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1040 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2026
SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO BE DETECTED ON KBYX AS THEY HAVE
BEEN FOR A MAJORITY OF THE EVENING. WHILE MANY HAVE TRIED TO
BECOME STRONGER, THESE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN LIMITED BY DRY AIR ALOFT
SEEN ON KKEY 00Z SOUNDING FROM TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
ISLAND CHAIN ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MID 80S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE
MID 70S MAKING FOR ANOTHER REGULAR SUMMER NIGHT. ALONG THE REEF,
OBSERVATION SITES ARE RECORDING 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND ARE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SIT EAST OF
BERMUDA OUR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY SIMILAR IN THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD, THEREFORE NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CURRENT
FORECAST PACKAGE.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1040 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2026
NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THE FLORIDA KEYS WATERS. FROM SYNOPSIS, A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM CENTERED EAST OF BERMUDA WILL SUPPORT LIGHT TO GENTLE EAST
TO SOUTHEAST BREEZES ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH MID- WEEK. A SECOND HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO
THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC BY MID- WEEK, MAINTAINING LIGHT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST BREEZES. RAIN AND THUNDER CHANCES WILL BE AT NEAR-
NORMAL LEVELS EARLY IN THE WEEK, WITH A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE BEYOND TUESDAY.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1040 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT BOTH EYW AND MTH THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AT EITHER TERMINAL
BUT CONFIDENCE ON LIKELIHOOD AND EXACT LOCATION LEAVES MENTION OF
VCSH OUT OF THE TAFS FOR THE TIME BEING. NEAR SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...AP
AVIATION/NOWCASTS....AP
DATA ACQUISITION.....AP
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