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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
401 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

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Monroe Lower Keys-
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 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-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
20 to 60 NM out-
Including the Communities of Key West
401 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.NOW...
Through 5 am, isolated showers will drift towards the west between 
15 to 20 knots in the western Straits of Florida, the SE Gulf waters,
the nearshore water surrounding the Lower Keys, the nearshore waters
north of the Middle Keys, and the Lower Keys. Mariners encountering 
this activity can expect reduced visibility from heavy downpours and 
wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots. On land, some island communities of the
Lower Keys, especially east of Cudjoe Key can expect up to a tenth 
of an inch of rainfall.

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MJV