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NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

551 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026



FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-092300-

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-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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-

Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon

551 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026



.NOW...

Through 7 pm, isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue 

moving west northwest at 15 to 20 knots across the Florida Bay, the 

Bayside and Gulfside waters north of the Middle Keys, eastern and 

central Hawk Channel and the eastern Straits of Florida. This 

activity will produce erratic wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, poor 

visibility in heavy rain, and occasional lightning strikes. A few of 

these showers will track across the island chain, particularly the 

Middle and Upper Keys, and bring potential new rainfall amounts of a 

trace to up to a tenth of an inch.



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MJV