Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
073 FXUS62 KKEY 011852 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 252 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...New AVIATION, PREV DISCUSSION... .KEY MESSAGES... -Gentle to moderate northeasterly breezes will prevail through the weekend. -Sunshine will struggle to make a meaningful apperance due to lingering cloud cover. -Next cold front sweeps through on Monday with another round of breezy conditions. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 212 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 BKN to OVC skies reimain in place near FL070 with a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain tonight and into tomorrow at either terminal. Northeasterly surface winds will prevail near 10 knots. && .PREV DISCUSSION... Issued at 1043 AM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 This morning looks a lot like yesterday along the Florida Keys as an area of low to mid level vorticity is helping to maintain disorganized shower activity. Most of these light showers will remain over the Florida Straits and Hawk Channel, but a few isolated showers may approach the island chain. Lightning has not been observed with the current activity, and the chance of any occurring is near zero. The 12Z KKEY sounding from this morning shows some dry air in the low levels, but a significant amount of dry air above 700mb. Showers will not be able to build high enough to increase the risk of lightning. The most impressive feature noted on the KKEY sounding is the shallow layer of saturation between 770mb and 700mb. This is where the radiosonde likely went through the cloud shield to the south of the island chain. Similar to yesterday, the sun may be able to "burn" some of our cloud cover off by the late afternoon, but clear skies simply aren`t in our cards for today. Temperatures are near 75F, but anyone experiencing this persistent cloud cover won`t warm up much until the sun can get through. Light to gentle northeasterly breezes will keep the air moving, and dare we say that some of our warm weather lovers in the office have already expressed how "chilly" the air is. The current forecast does not need any updates or changes. && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...DP Aviation/Nowcasts....DP Data Acquisition.....DP Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/nwskeywest www.twitter.com/nwskeywest