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FXUS62 KKEY 290305
AFDKEY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1105 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THIS EVENING WILL FAVOR WATERSPOUT DEVELOPMENT.
BOATERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY IF VENTURING OUT.
- SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OFFSHORE OF THE UPPER KEYS
DUE TO A BRIEF FRESHENING OF WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. BREEZES WILL
SLACKEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT.
- HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON FOR
SOME FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE UPPER
KEYS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1105 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
A MOSTLY UNEVENTFUL NIGHT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS. KBYX IS CURRENTLY
SHOWER FREE WHICH IS MOSTLY WHAT WE'VE SEEN FOR THE LAST FEW
HOURS. A SURGE OF WINDS IN THE EASTERN MOST WATERS OCCURRED
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION HEADLINES FOR THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE HAWK CHANNEL.
NOW, MARINE LOCATIONS ARE OBSERVING WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS
THROUGHOUT THE REEF THEREFORE THE HEADLINE HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN.
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN ARE IN THE MID 80S WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S MAKING FOR ANOTHER MUGGY SUMMER NIGHT.
TOMORROW, ANOTHER WIND SURGE IS POSSIBLE AND EXERCISE CAUTION
HEADLINES COULD BE PUT INTO PLACE AGAIN IF WINDS BECOME ELEVATED
LIKE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE EASTERNMOST WATERS. SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ADVERTISING ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE FORECAST.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1105 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THE FLORIDA KEYS. FROM SYNOPSIS, TROUGHING JUST OFF THE EASTERN
SEABOARD WILL CONTINUE TO REACH SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHEAST FOR THE NEXT DAY AND BE REINFORCED BY ANOTHER SHORTWAVE.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A BROAD CONFLUENCE ZONE REMAINING DRAPED
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA/GEORGIA FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK. GENERALLY
LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO
WEST, BUT MAY VARIABLE AT TIMES. BREEZES WILL BECOME GENTLE TO
MODERATE TOWARDS MID WEEK BEFORE SLACKENING BACK TO LIGHT TO
GENTLE BY LATE WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1105 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT BOTH EYW AND MTH THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. DRY AIR WILL LIMIT SHOWER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT
THEREFORE NO MENTION OF VCSH AT EITHER TERMINAL. NEAR SURFACE
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT NEAR 10 KNOTS.
KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...AP
AVIATION/NOWCASTS....AP
DATA ACQUISITION.....11
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