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NOWKEY

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
607 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 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 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-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
607 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.NOW...
Through 700 pm, isolated showers and an occasional thunderstorm or 
two, will track west northwestward at 15 mph, or 13 knots, across the
near through offshore waters surrounding the Florida Keys. The 
stronger activity will produce wind gusts of 25 mph, or 22 knots, 
blinding downpours, and possibly a few lightning strikes. A few stray
showers may cross the island chain, and bring new rainfall amounts 
of up to a tenth of an inch.

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