064  
FPUS72 KKEY 141351  
NOWKEY  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
951 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
GMZ042-043-052-053-072-073-141500-  
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-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 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-  
951 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
NOW  
 
THROUGH 11 AM, SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT NEAR 15  
KNOTS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO  
MOVE INTO THE HAWK CHANNEL OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND MAY IMPACT THE  
UPPER TO MIDDLE KEYS IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. MARINERS ENCOUNTERING  
THIS ACTIVITY CAN EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS, WIND  
GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE.  
 
 
 
MJV  
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