874  
FPUS72 KKEY 020654  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
254 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
GMZ031>035-055-075-020800-  
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 EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT  
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-  
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-  
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL  
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS  
OUT 20 NM-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS  
20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
254 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH 4 AM, WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE  
WESTWARD AT NEAR 10 KNOTS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS TO THE NORTH AND  
WEST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IS ORIENTED ALONG A  
45 NM LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK. MARINERS  
ENCOUNTERING ANY ACTIVITY MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM  
HEAVY DOWNPOURS, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS, AND  
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
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