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FPUS72 KKEY 131705
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
105 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
FLZ078-GMZ033-035-131830-
MONROE LOWER KEYS-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KEY WEST
105 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
NOW
THROUGH 230 PM, A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL WAX AND WANE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF WATERS NORTHWEST OF THE LOWER KEYS. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL MOVE GENERALLY NORTHWARD AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. THE STRONGER CELLS
IN THE VICINITY OF P TOWER WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF NEAR 25 KNOTS,
BLINDING DOWNPOURS, AND A OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING
STRIKES. ELSEWHERE, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
WITH AN ISLAND CLOUD LINE WILL GROW IN COVERAGE ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE LOWER KEYS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY, PRODUCING
BLINDING DOWNPOURS AND A FEW CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
ISLAND COMMUNITIES BETWEEN STOCK ISLAND AND BIG PINE KEY CAN EXPECT
UP TO A QUICK HALF OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL.
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