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FPUS72 KKEY 132200
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
600 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
FLZ077-GMZ031-032-043-132300-
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF MARATHON
600 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
NOW
THROUGH 7 PM, A CLUSTER TO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH
FLORIDA MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE
FLORIDA BAY AND NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE MIDDLE KEYS. MARINERS
ENCOUNTERING THIS ACTIVITY CAN EXPECT BLINDING DOWNPOURS REDUCING
VISIBILITY, WIND GUSTS OF NEAR 20 KNOTS, AND A RARE FEW LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
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