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FPUS72 KKEY 021932
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
332 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-022100-
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF MARATHON AND KEY WEST
332 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
NOW
THROUGH 500 PM, A BROKEN CLOUD LINE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE KEYS WILL PERCOLATE AT TIMES IN TERMS OF INTENSITY. THE CLOUD
LINE WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, MAINLY
IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOWER KEYS. ISLAND COMMUNITIES MAINLY BETWEEN
BIG COPPITT KEY AND SUGARLOAF KEY CAN EXPECT UP TO A QUICK QUARTER TO
ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. PORTIONS OF THE CLOUD LINE WILL
ALSO BE MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION. MARINERS
SHOULD REMEMBER THAT A WATERSPOUT WILL MOST LIKELY FORM BENEATH THE
DARK, FLAT BASE OF A BUILDING TOWERING CLOUD, JUST AT THE HINT OF
RAIN. IF YOU SEE A WATERSPOUT, STAY AWAY.
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