FPUS72 KKEY 210030

NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

830 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-210130-

Monroe Upper Keys-

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood

Sound-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-

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

Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-

Including the Communities of Key Largo

830 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



.NOW...

Through 930 pm, a cluster of scattered showers will progress to the 

south at 10 to 15 knots across portions of the Upper Keys and the 

adjacent nearshore and offshore marine zones. Mariners here can 

expect wind gusts 20 to 25 knots and heavy downpours reducing

visibility.Island communities between Tavernier and Ocean Reef can 

expect up to another quarter of an inch of rainfall.



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