FPUS72 KKEY 162157
NOWKEY

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
557 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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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 Mexico 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-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
20 to 60 NM out-
557 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.NOW...
Through 7 pm, a cluster of strong showers and thunderstorms will 
move northwestward at 15 knots, through the distant Florida Straits 
from the Marquesas Keys to the Dry Tortugas. This activity will 
produce wind gusts near 30 knots, bouts of lightning, and blinding 
downpours. Elsewhere, isolated showers will be found primarily on 
the nearshore waters from the Lower Keys to the Dry Tortugas, as well
as, on the deep gulf waters west of Cape Sable.

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