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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

255 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 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-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-

Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge

20 to 60 NM out-

Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon

255 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026



.NOW...

Through 4 pm, scattered showers will move southwest through the 

nearshore and offshore waters of the Upper Keys at 5 to 10 knots. The

stronger of the activity is capable of blinding downpours and wind 

gusts of near 25 knots.



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