Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
219 FXUS62 KKEY 020303 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1103 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... -Gentle to moderate northeasterly breezes will prevail through the rest of the weekend. -Sunshine will struggle to make a meaningful appearance due to lingering cloud cover. -Next cold front sweeps through on Monday with another round of breezy conditions. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1100 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 A quiet but cloudy first day of November is coming to a close across the Florida Keys. Overcast skies that had settled over the island chain for most of the day are just now slowly thinning out over our area with the majority of coverage over the Straits of Florida. KBYX detects a cluster of shallow showers that continues to wax and wane just west of Elbow Cay. Offshore observation stations along the Reef record gentle to moderate north to northeast breezes. Drier and relatively cooler conditions continue with temperatures in the mid 70s and dewpoints in the lower to mid 60s. High pressure settled across the southeast US will keep our northeast breezes through the rest of the weekend. As a trough cuts through the Great Plains towards the east coast, moist tropical air will retreat back towards our area resulting in warming temperatures and increasing rain chances moving into the end of the weekend. That is until the cold front associated with the approaching trough sweeps towards our area. Breezes will gradually freshen through Sunday and Monday as the trough dips into the Gulf on its way towards Florida. Guidance is still somewhat split on how strong a frontal passage (if any) would be through the Keys so stay tuned to see if we get a reinforcement of drier and relatively cooler weather. && .MARINE... Issued at 1100 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 No watches, warnings, or advisories are currently in effect for the coastal waters of the Florida Keys. From synopsis, gentle to moderate northeasterly breezes will continue through the weekend, but a low currently over the central U.S. will track southeast, and will likely freshen winds as an associated front surges across the region sometime Monday and Tuesday. Thereafter, the next ridge will build in and breezes will slacken. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 1100 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025 VFR conditions will prevail for the rest of tonight and into tomorrow. SCT to BKN skies near FL070 will thin gradually. VCSH is not mentioned in either TAF due to only slight rain chances. Near surface winds will be out of the northeast at near 10 knots with occasional gusts near 15 knots. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Key West 72 83 73 82 / 10 20 30 10 Marathon 72 82 73 82 / 10 20 30 10 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...JAM Aviation/Nowcasts....JAM Data Acquisition.....DR Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/nwskeywest www.twitter.com/nwskeywest