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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

1224 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026



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Monroe Lower Keys-

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-

Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of

Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-

Including the Communities of Key West

1224 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026



.NOW...

Through 130 am, clusters of showers with a few embedded 

thunderstorms will track northwest at near 10 knots across the gulf 

waters from the Towers to past the Dry Tortugas, the waters 

surrounding the Lower Keys, and the northwestern regions of the 

Florida Straits. In addition, a line of disorganized showers

stretches from the Western Dry Rocks south towards waters south of

Wood's Wall. Mariners encountering the stronger activity may 

encounter wind gusts near 25 knots, reduced visibility in blinding 

downpours, and possibly a few lightning strikes. Island communities 

in the Lower Keys may observe a hundredth to a tenth of an inch of 

rainfall.



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