903 
FXUS62 KKEY 171413
AFDKEY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Key West FL
1013 AM EDT Sun Jun 17 2018

.DISCUSSION...
The only echoes on KBYX Doppler radar this morning are beyond our
Atlantic coastal waters boundary, and well off the north Cuban
coast. Otherwise, under mostly sunny skies with a light to gentle
breeze favoring the easterly direction, temperatures in the
Florida Keys are climbing into the upper 80s. 

The morning local sounding shows a continuation of the light winds
from low levels all the way into the mid levels. Several
relatively dry layers are also evident, as is a shallow low level
convectively resistant layer. We could see at least a few
showers/tstms this afternoon, and more likely separating from the
mainland toward the island chain in the light steering flow. But a
10 percent probability of measurable rain should cover things.
This is what was advertised in the early morning zone issuance, so
no update is planned. 

&&

.MARINE...
Expect a continuation of relatively light breezes favoring the
east or southeasterly direction over the next several forecast
periods. There will be little or no changes to any portion of the
coastal waters forecast on the late morning update. 

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail at both the Key West and Marathon 
terminals through this afternoon and early evening. Surface winds 
will generally be out of the east between 5 and 10 knots.

&&

.CLIMATE...
On June seventeenth 1908, 1.85 inches of rain was measured in Key
West. This set the daily rainfall record for the date in the city.
Rainfall records for Key West date back to 1871. 

&&

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

&&

$$

Public/Marine/Fire...04
Aviation/Nowcasts....Devanas
Data Collection......BT

Visit us on the web at weather.gov/key

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at:
www.facebook.com/nwskeywest
www.twitter.com/nwskeywest