Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
169 FXUS62 KKEY 251736 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 136 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - An extended dry period is expected starting tonight, continuing through next week, exasperating existing moderate drought conditions. - Expect mainly light to gentle east to southeast breezes to prevail into early next week, potentially becoming variable at times. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 133 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 VFR conditions will prevail at both island terminals through the TAF period, with generally light to gentle east to southeast breezes at 5 to 8 knots. Will need to monitor tomorrow late morning and early afternoon for a possible cumulus cloud line development with possible VCSH for the terminals, given the light and variable breezes developing over a warm Island Chain. && .PREV DISCUSSION... Issued at 440 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 Upper level heights will continue to rise slowly each day across the Keys continuing through the middle of next week. This will leave the Keys in northwesterly flow aloft for several days. At the surface, weak high pressure will remain dominant under generally weak flow. The flow may become weak enough Sunday through Monday night to result in a period of light and variable winds. Expect warming temperatures with highs in the mid 80s with some indications for upper 80s in some locations. Also, anticipate rising dew points and increasing humidity. Nil rain chances remain for now due to dry air lingering across the area. It is going to start to feel like summer has arrived over the course of this next week across the Keys. && .MARINE... Issued at 1108 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 There are currently no watches, warnings, or advisories in effect across the Florida Keys coastal waters. From synopsis, weak high pressure over the western North Atlantic will maintain generally light to gentle east to southeast breezes for the next several days, becoming light and variable at times. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Key West 83 75 84 76 / 20 0 0 10 Marathon 83 75 84 76 / 20 10 10 10 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...BT Aviation/Nowcasts....BT Data Acquisition.....BT Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/nwskeywest www.twitter.com/nwskeywest