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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

547 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026



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Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle 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-

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 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 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-

Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon

547 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026



.NOW...

Through 700 am, scattered showers across the Straits of Florida and 

Florida Bay will continue moving to the south to southwest between 10

to 15 knots. Occasionally, a couple of these showers may move across

the Middle and Upper Keys. Mariners can expect wind gusts 20 to 25 

knots, heavy downpours, and reduced visibility. 



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MJV