Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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035 FPUS72 KKEY 181106 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 706 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 GMZ034-042>044-052>055-072>075-181215- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- 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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- 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- 706 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .NOW... Through 8 am, widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will move to the northwest around 10 knots mainly across the Straits of Florida and the waters near the Dry Tortugas. Mariners encountering the stronger of the activity should expect brief blinding downpours, gusts of 20 to 25 knots, and infrequent lightning strikes. $$