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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

429 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 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 East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out

and beyond 5 fathoms-

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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-

Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West

429 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026



.NOW...

Through 530 PM, isolated showers and thunderstorms will track 

westward at near 15 knots through the near and offshore waters 

surrounding the Florida Keys, especially in the southeastern Gulf and

Florida Bay. The stronger activity extending along the Gulfside Reef will

produce wind gusts of near 25 knots, blinding downpours, and

occasional lightning strikes.



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