FPUS72 KKEY 092202
NOWKEY

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
602 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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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-
602 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.NOW...
Through 7 pm, isolated pockets of showers and thunderstorms will move
generally westward across the distant Florida Straits at near 20
knots. At 6pm, the strongest activity was located approximately 17 nm
southwest of Woods Wall West Crack. Mariners can expect brief 
blinding downpours, wind gusts of near 25 up to 30 knots, and brief 
bouts of lightning.

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