WWA Summary for All Issued by MFL

Short Term Forecast

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
744 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>055-072>075-241300-
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-
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, Marathon, and Key West
744 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.NOW...
Through 9 am, scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms across
the Straits of Florida will move west northwest at near 10 knots.
This activity is approaching and will move across the Hawk Channel
and Florida Keys over the next hour or so. Mariners encountering this
activity can expect brief blinding downpours reducing visibility,
wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, and brief bouts of lightning strikes.

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