601  
FPUS72 KKEY 230902  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
502 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
FLZ076-GMZ031>035-042-052-072-231015-  
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  
502 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH 6 AM, WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 NEAR 25 KNOTS, AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BOUTS OF  
LIGHTNING.  
 
 
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