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FPUS72 KKEY 071554

NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

1154 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026



GMZ033>035-044-054-055-071700-

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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal

out to the reef-

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-

1154 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026



.NOW...

Through 100 PM, a broken line of showers and thunderstorms will 

track northeast to east at 10 to 15 knots across western portions of 

the southeast Gulf, and westernmost portions of Hawk Channel and the 

Florida Straits. Mariners encountering any of this activity can 

expect wind gusts of near 20 knots, heavy downpours reducing 

visibility, and a couple of cloud to surface lightning strikes.



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FPUK71 EGRR 071500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 07 APRIL 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 07 APRIL TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL 2026



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR FITZROY ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FITZROY 1005 EXPECTED TRAFALGAR 1007 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH GERMAN BIGHT 1030 DISSIPATING BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY, 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTH UTSIRE, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER EXCEPT IN DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HUMBER, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN THAMES. FAIR. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN FAR EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH FITZROY

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BUT 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST FITZROY AND FAR WEST SOLE, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN WEST. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. IN IRISH SEA, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST, ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE AND FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN MALIN. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FAEROES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR