FPUS72 KKEY 050047

NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

847 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



FLZ076-GMZ031-032-042-052-050200-

Monroe Upper 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-

Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-

Including the Communities of Key Largo

847 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.NOW...

Through 10 PM, isolated showers across Florida Bay, the nearshore 

waters to the north of the Middle Keys, eastern Hawk Channel, and the

Upper Keys between Windley Key and Key Largo will continue to slowly

move to the east at near 5 knots. Mariners encountering this 

activity can expect heavy downpours and wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots.

On land, additional rainfall amounts of a few tenths to a quarter of

an inch are possible between Windley Key and Key Largo with locally 

higher in excess of a 1" inch also possible where the heaviest rain 

occurs, currently over Windley Key.



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MJV