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KEY MESSAGES

- Light to gentle breezes expected through early this week.

- Mainly dry conditions along with near-normal temperatures will continue through the week.

- Despite recent rainfall this week, moderate drought conditions persist for the entire island chain. These conditions may worsen over the next several days.

MARINE

Issued at 233 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

High pressure has settled across the Florida Keys, allowing for breezes this afternoon to slacken to light to gentle. This high will remain in place through the next several days, maintaining generally light to gentle northeast breezes. In addition, expecting dry weather to prevail through the week. Looking just beyond the end of this week, we're watching for another potential pattern change.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 233 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the rest of the afternoon and into the overnight. Light to gentle northerly breezes will gradually weaken and become light and variable through Monday morning.

PREV DISCUSSION

Issued at 510 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

Another night of uneventful weather in the Florida Keys. KBYX has remained shower-free overnight with Nighttime Microphysics revealing mostly clear skies. Temperatures along the island chain are near 70 with dewpoints in the lower 60s. Across the Reef, gentle northeasterly breezes are being observed. Similarly to yesterday, the 00z sounding measured very limited precipitable water in our profile. Therefore, another day of clear skies and near nil rain chances is expected.

A weak subtropical ridge will continue to dominate the pattern across the Keys this week, maintaining northeasterly light to gentle breezes. Dry air associated with this will support stable and dry conditions, including near nil rain chances and mostly clear skies.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Key West 68 78 68 79 / 0 0 0 0 Marathon 67 78 67 78 / 0 0 0 0

KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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