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FXUS62 KKEY 081420
AFDKEY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Key West FL
1020 AM EDT Sun May 8 2022

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms that crossed through
the island chain last night now reside just outside our waters
along the Straits of Florida. A few nocturnal showers are
diminishing just north of the Keys with activity getting an early
start in south Florida and the Upper Keys where confluence is 
sparking development. Visible satellite confirms this observation
with rows of cumulus streaming across the southeast Gulf and 
Bayside Gulf side waters towards the peninsula. The 12z KEY RAOB 
sounding depicts an average for this time of year PWAT value of 
1.40 in. While less moist than yesterday, this pattern will allow 
for some development of showers that may cross the island chain 
later today.

&&

.MARINE...
No watches, warnings, or advisories are currently in effect for 
the Florida Keys coastal waters.Moderate breezes will continue to 
prevail over the marine zones this afternoon. Then breezes will 
turn northerly late tonight and freshen on Monday as high pressure
extends across the southeastern United States. Breezes will peak 
and lull Tuesday through Thursday, tending higher after dark, and 
tending lower each afternoon. 

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail at both EYW and MTH today and into 
tonight. CAMs solutions point to shower development later this 
morning near both terminals resulting in the inclusion of VCSH for 
through the afternoon. Future amendments may be needed as the 
forecast updates. Surface winds will be out of the west at near 10 
knots before veering to be out of the northwest later tonight.

&&

.CLIMATE...
On this day in 2016, the daily record low temperature of 63F was 
recorded at Key West International Airport and the daily record low 
temperature of 64F was recorded at the Florida Keys Marathon 
International Airport. The record low temperature recorded in Key 
West is also tied as the coldest temperature ever recorded in May. 
Temperature records for Key West date back to 1873 while temperature 
records for Marathon date back to 1951.

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GM...None.
&&

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Public/Marine/Fire...TW/JAM
Aviation/Nowcasts....JAM 
Data Acquisition.....SMS

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