Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
442 FXUS62 KKEY 051455 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1055 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1021 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Temperatures along the Keys are near 80 degrees, and are coupled with dew points in the low to mid 70s making for a morning that feels fairly muggy. While satellite shows some clouds throughout the forecast area, the majority of them are simply passing by without producing rainfall or blocking out the sunshine. Radar does show isolated shower activity over the waters to the west and northwest of the island chain, but these will continue to track away from land and rainfall chances remain low (around 20 percent). No changes are needed to the current forecast at this time. && .MARINE... Issued at 1021 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 High pressure over the western North Atlantic will maintain moderate to fresh easterly breezes for the next several days. Breezes will tend to peak overnight, followed by lulls in the afternoon. Breezes will turn to the southeast Tuesday through Wednesday as the high loses latitude and flattens over the western North Atlantic. && .AVIATION... (15Z TAFS) Issued at 1021 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Although a passing shower cannot be ruled out, VFR conditions will prevail at both island terminals through the TAF period. Near- surface winds will remain out of the east to southeast at 10 to 12 knots, with occasional gusts near 20 knots. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Key West 85 78 86 78 / 20 20 10 10 Marathon 86 78 86 78 / 20 20 20 20 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...DP 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