Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
989 FPUS72 KKEY 261957 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 257 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-262100- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 257 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025 .NOW... Through 400 pm, scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm will move to the northwest to north at 5 to 10 knots through the Straits of Florida west- southwest of the Lower Keys. Closer to the Dry Tortugas and the southeastern Gulf, activity will move slower and to the north to northeast. This activity will be capable of localized wind gusts near 25 knots, periods of poor visibility within moderate to heavy rain, and brief bouts of lightning. Over the next couple hours, additional thunderstorms will attempt to develop. $$