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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
552 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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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 East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 Fathoms-
552 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.NOW...
Through 700 pm, isolated showers with a stray thunderstorm will wax
and wane over the waters north of the Florida Keys island chain. This
activity is nearly stationary. Mariners encountering these showers
may experience reduced visibility in moderate to heavy downpours, a
stray lightning strike, and wind gusts up to 20 knots. Waterspouts also cannot be
ruled out. Mariners are reminded that a waterspout would most likely
appear beneath a dark, flat bottom of a building cumulus line, just 
at the hint of rain.

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AJP