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FPUS72 KKEY 240553
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-240700-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER 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-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
20 TO 60 NM OUT-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY LARGO, MARATHON, AND KEY WEST
153 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
NOW
THROUGH 3 AM, WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE MOVING GENERALLY WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND HAWK CHANNEL, BUT
COVERAGE HAS GENERALLY DECREASED OVER THE LAST HOUR. HOWEVER,
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IS NOTED ON THE KAMX MIAMI RADAR UPSTREAM OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND MAY ENTER OUR EASTERN WATERS OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLINDING DOWNPOURS,
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS, AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.
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