Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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094 FPUS72 KKEY 070906 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 506 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-034-042>044-052>055-072>075-071015- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 506 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 .NOW... Through 600 AM, isolated showers with an embedded thunderstorm or two will track westward at 10 to 15 knots, through the near and offshore Florida Straits. The stronger activity will produce wind gusts of 25 knots, brief blinding downpours, and a few lightning strikes. The heavier activity is expected to remain away from the island chain. $$