Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
510 FXUS62 KKEY 231442 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1042 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1042 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 The weather has quieted down from the overnight and ample sunshine is returning across the Florida Keys this morning. In fact KBYX shows no showers in our immediate CWA. There are however, a multitude of residual boundaries that are still lingering across the area. The good news (depending on how you perceive) is that we have low level ridging in place that will provide quite a bit of subsidence for all but the most robust boundary collision. Meanwhile, temperatures are quickly responding to the lack of cloud cover out at the moment and seeing values ranging from the mid to upper 80s with dew points in the lower to mid 70s. Given the relatively drier air filtering in behind this morning`s shower activity coupled with the subsidence in low levels, this will suppress much in the way of additional shower activity. As such, will maintain only slight chance PoPs (10 percent) through the remainder of the day. Otherwise, ridge placement means that easterly winds will prevail through the day and temperatures are on track to reach near 90 degrees this afternoon. && .MARINE... Issued at 1042 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 High pressure will remain the dominant pattern, allowing for an extended period of light to gentle east to southeast breezes through the end of the week. During the later half of Sunday, breezes will clock to a southeasterly to south direction and modestly freshen as the high pressure shifts its position. && .AVIATION... (15Z TAFS) Issued at 1042 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period at both island terminals. A previous BKN cloud deck has eroded and moved away leaving FEW025 at both EYW and MTH. Near surface winds will be east to southeast at 5 to 10 knots. && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...LIW Aviation/Nowcasts....AP Data Acquisition.....AP Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/nwskeywest www.twitter.com/nwskeywest