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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

229 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026



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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 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 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

229 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026



.NOW...

Through 330 pm, isolated showers and a stray embedded thunderstorm 

will wax and wane across the waters of the Florida Keys. Showers are 

moving northwest at 5 to 10 knots. The stronger activity, over the 

Florida Straits, will be capable of wind gusts of near 25 knots, 

reduced visibility in heavy downpours, and a stray lightning strike.



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