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NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

255 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042000-

Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-

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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal

out to 5 Fathoms-

Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West

255 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



.NOW...

Through 400 pm, a broken band of scattered showers and isolated 

thunderstorms associated with a boundary are pushing northward from 

the Island Chain across the Florida Bay, Bayside, and Gulfside 

nearshore waters. Mariners encountering this activity can expect 

blinding downpours, wind gusts 20 to 25 knots, and a few cloud to 

surface lightning strikes.



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