Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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038 FPUS72 KKEY 261604 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1204 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026 FLZ076-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-073-261715- Monroe Upper 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo 1204 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026 .NOW... Through 1 pm, isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue mainly across the easternmost coastal waters surrounding the Florida Keys. This activity will wax and wane as they drift northwest at 5 to 10 knots. Mariners encountering this activity can expect brief blinding downpours reducing visibility, wind gusts 25 to 30 knots and brief bouts of lightning strikes. Select island communities in the Upper Keys may receive a quick quarter an inch of rainfall accumulations. $$