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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

1242 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



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Monroe Upper Keys-

Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-

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-

Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal

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 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-

Including the Communities of Key Largo

1242 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.NOW...



Through 2pm, lines of showers are developing across the Hawk Channel

and Straits of Florida waters off the Middle and Upper Keys. These

showers will move east at 5 to 10 knots. Mariners encountering this

activity can expect blinding down pours, and brief wind gusts of 20 

to 25 knots. These showers may strengthen over the next hour into

isolated thunderstorms with brief bouts of lightning.



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