Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
200 FXUS62 KKEY 310226 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1026 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1009 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 Weather conditions along the Florida Keys are much quieter than earlier this evening. Outflow boundaries coming off of the peninsula collided with the residual cloud line, causing an uptick in thunderstorm and shower activity. Multiple reports of waterspouts just offshore to the north of Marathon and Cudjoe came pouring in beginning around 6 PM Local time. Even after the waterspouts dissipated, lightning activity continued and thunder was picked up at the Key West International Airport ASOS. Now, KBYX radar shows a lone cell southwest of the Marquesas Keys, but this will continue to push off to the west and move out of our forecast area. Temperatures are currently in the mid to upper 80s, and dewpoints are in the mid to upper 70s, making for a muggy night for us. No updates or changes are needed to the current forecast package at this time. && .MARINE... Issued at 1009 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 There are currently no watches, warning, or advisories in effect across the Florida Keys. From synopsis, Gentle to moderate breezes resume a northeast to east direction during the overnight hours. High pressure currently over the Ohio Valley will continue to dive southeastward, emerging off the Mid- Atlantic coast over the weekend. This will result in freshened northeast to east breezes beginning as early as Friday night, lasting through early next week. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 1009 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 VFR conditions will prevail at both island terminals through the TAF period. Near-surface winds near 10 knots will remain out of the east, but gusts near 20 knots are expected to start around 18Z. Some shower and thunderstorm activity may be in the vicinity of both terminals sometime during the later afternoon hours, but this has been kept out of the current TAF package due to low confidence behind location and timing. && .CLIMATE... On this day in Keys Weather History, a waterspout moved onshore as an F0 tornado along the north end of Duval Street in 1999. No damage was reported from this tornado. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Key West 81 91 80 88 / 20 20 20 20 Marathon 82 90 80 87 / 20 20 20 20 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...DP Aviation/Nowcasts....DP Data Acquisition.....JAM Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/nwskeywest www.twitter.com/nwskeywest