Short Term Forecast

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

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Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
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 and Marathon
624 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

.NOW...
Through 730 pm, scattered showers will move north to northeast at 5
to 10 knots through the nearshore waters of the Middle and Upper
Keys, and the Straits of Florida. The strongest activity is located
across the distant Florida Straits, in the vicinity of Marathon
Humps. Mariners encountering this activity can expect blinding
downpours, and wind gusts of near 20 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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