751  
FPUS72 KKEY 230808  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
408 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
FLZ076-GMZ031>035-042-052-072-230915-  
MONROE UPPER 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 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-  
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-  
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY LARGO  
408 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH 5 AM, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
MOVE GENERALLY WEST AT NEAR 15 KNOTS. THESE SHOWERS EXTEND FROM THE  
SOUTHEAST GULF, INCLUDING THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE DRY TORTUGAS,  
ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS, AND  
EASTERNMOST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. MARINERS ENCOUNTERING THE STRONGER  
OF THE ACTIVITY CAN EXPECT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WITHIN MODERATE TO  
HEAVY DOWNPOURS, WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO NEAR 30 KNOTS, AND BRIEF BOUTS  
OF LIGHTNING.  
 
 
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