


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
188 FXUS62 KKEY 160811 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 411 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 407 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 KBYX detects widely scattered showers moving northwest at near 15 knots throughout the CWA with the Upper Keys seeing the most activity. While some of these showers have produced heavy rainfall, lightning activity has been essentially non existent tonight. Temperatures across the island chain are in the lower 80s and along the Reef winds are being recorded at near 15 knots. Seen on MIMIC Precipitable Water, dry air is creeping into the area which should limit more shower activity going into the morning. Winds will start to lull throughout the day back to 10 to 15 knots. A majority of the remainder of the week will trend similar to what we have experienced this weekend, due to an Atlantic ridge across the Florida Peninsula. This ridging will result in the continuation of moderate east to southeasterlies with nightly surges and daytime lulls. Temperatures with the steady flow will be in the lower 80s at night and warm to the upper 80s during the day with dew points in the mid 70s. Late this week, a change in pattern could occur resulting in wetter conditions but this is dependent on if a cut off upper level low is able to move westward over Florida. For the time being due to the uncertainty, PoPs have remained at low chance from Friday beyond. Stay tuned for updates. && .MARINE... Issued at 407 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 No watches, warnings, or advisories are currently in effect for the Florida Keys waters. From synopsis, Atlantic ridging will remain across the Florida Peninsula through Friday. This will support moderate to occasionally fresh east to southeast breezes. Winds will peak in the evening and overnight, while lulling during the day. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 407 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 VFR conditions will prevail at the island terminals today. Surface winds will be gentle to moderate out of the east to southeast. && .CLIMATE... On this day in 1955, the daily record low temperature of 69F was recorded in Key West and 68F in Marathon. Temperatures records for Key West date back to 1872 and 1950 for Marathon. && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...AP Aviation/Nowcasts....11 Data Acquisition.....11 Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/nwskeywest www.twitter.com/nwskeywest