WWA Summary for All Issued by KEY

Short Term Forecast

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
1207 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-221815-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 Fathoms-
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 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-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
1207 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

.NOW...
Through 1 pm, scattered showers will move north to northwest at 5 to
10 knots through the nearshore waters of the Middle and Upper Keys,
and the Straits of Florida, with the strongest showers located in
south of the Lower Keys. Mariners encountering this activity can
expect blinding downpours, and wind gusts of 25 knots. Island
communities of the Upper and Middle Keys can expect additional
rainfall amounts of a few hundredths of an inch.

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