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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

155 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026



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Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-

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 Marathon and Key West

155 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026



.NOW...

Through 300 am, scattered showers across portions of the Straits of 

Florida, the Lower Keys between Seven Mile Bridge and Big Pine Key,

as well as near Key West, the Middle Keys, and portions of Hawk 

Channel will continue to wax and wane as they continue moving to the 

west northwest between 5 to 10 knots. The activity to the south of 

the Marquesas Keys continues to mainly meander in place. The 

strongest activity, located over the Straits, is capable of blinding 

downpours, wind gusts of near 25 knots, and potential lightning 

strikes. Some island communities of the Lower and Middle Keys can 

expect to pick up to a tenth of an inch of rainfall with locally 

higher amounts in excess of a quarter of an inch in the heaviest 

activity.



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MJV