Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
201 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

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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 East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 Fathoms-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
201 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.NOW...
Through 3 PM, scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms will
continue to move northeastward at 5 to 10 knots along, and to the
north of, the island chain. Mariners encountering this activity can
expect brief reductions in visibility in areas of heavy downpours,
wind gusts up to near 20 knots. If any showers cross the island
chain, particularly along the Lower and Middle Keys, new rainfall
accumulations will be less than a tenth of an inch.

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