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FPUS72 KKEY 022054
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
454 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-022200-
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
454 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
NOW
THROUGH 600 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
KEY WEST AND BIG COPPITT KEY CAN EXPECT UP TO A QUICK QUARTER 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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