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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

908 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 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 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

908 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026



.NOW...

Through 10 pm, scattered showers will move south to southwest 

through the forecast area, excluding the southeastern Gulf waters, 

at 10 to 15 knots. The strongest activity is located just south of

Twenty Eight Foot Shoal Light. Any shower will be capable of 

blinding downpours and wind gusts near 25 knots. Island communities 

may see new rainfall amounts of a few hundredths of an inch.



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