FPUS72 KKEY 150947
NOWKEY

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

FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072>074-151100-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
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-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 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 and Marathon
547 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.NOW...
Through 7 am, widely scattered showers across the nearshore and 
offshore waters surrounding the Middle and Upper Keys as well as the 
Middle and Upper Keys will continue moving to the west northwest at 
near 15 knots. Mariner encountering this activity can expect reduced 
visibility from heavy downpours and wind gusts to near 25 knots. On 
land, some island communities of the Middle and Upper Keys may 
receive a quick few hundredths to quarter of an inch of rainfall.

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MJV