textproduct: Key West

KEY MESSAGES

- Rain and thunderstorm chances will diminish through the overnight.

- An extended dry period is expected starting this weekend and going into next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1107 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

The atmosphere has been playing cruel tricks on the Florida Keys this afternoon and evening. We saw a flurry of activity during the day that lingered into the afternoon but unfortunately dissipated shortly before sunset. A cluster remained active across the SE Gulf and western Straits of Florida that has been slowly sliding southeast.

Now we are back to a waiting game as multiple boundaries were left behind from what convection did fire. As the nocturnal instability peaks it remains to be seen how much interaction along these "ghost" boundaries will occur. For now given the high uncertainty, did not feel comfortable adjusting PoPs either up or down. It may be that the Straits of Florida remain active tonight and elsewhere remains quiet.

MARINE

Issued at 1107 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Gentle to moderate east to southeast breezes will gradually slacken overnight as a high pressure continue to pull away to the east. Showers and occasional thunderstorms continue across the Straits of Florida and will likely continue through the overnight. Elsewhere, we continue to monitor mesoscale boundaries across our waters that could come back to life with new showers and potential thunderstorms.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 1107 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

VFR conditions will be the predominant through the overnight and into Saturday morning. There is a chance that boundaries leftover from earlier convection could re-fire with new showers and thunderstorms. For now have kept mentions of VCSH to account for anything that may develop overnight. Any showers that develop should quickly dissipate after sunrise. Otherwise, east to southeast winds will gradually be slackening.

KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

FL...None. GM...None.