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FPUS72 KKEY 131658
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1258 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-131800-
MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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 WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY WEST
1258 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
NOW
THROUGH 2 PM, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SE GULF
WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT NEAR 5 KNOTS, THOUGH MOST OF
THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN DISSIPATING IN THE LAST HOUR. ATTENTION IS
NOW TURNING TO THE LOWER KEYS AND SURROUNDING NEARSHORE WATERS WHERE
A CLOUD LINE IS BEGINNING TO BUBBLE WITH SHOWERS TRYING TO DEVELOP
ALONG IT. MARINERS ENCOUNTERING THE ACTIVITY OVER THE SE GULF CAN
EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY, WIND GUSTS TO NEAR
25 KNOTS, AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.
MJV
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