FPUS72 KKEY 202304

NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

704 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-

Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile

Bridge-

Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal

out to 5 Fathoms-

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-

Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West

704 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



.NOW...

Through 800 pm, clusters of showers will track southwestward at 15 

to 20 mph, through the gulf waters adjacent to the Lower and Middle 

Keys, and will push across the island chain mainly from Sugarloaf to 

the Seven Mile Bridge. This activity will produce wind gusts near 25 

mph, and poor visibility in heavy rain. Rainfall of a half to three 

quarters of an inch will be possible.



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