Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
686 FXUS62 KKEY 281533 AFDKEY Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1033 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1035 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025 Another pleasant start to the day has been occurring across the Florida Keys! KBYX radar has remained echo free from last night into today. Temperatures along the island chain are near 70 making it feel really nice outside. This morning`s 12z sounding revealed significant dry air above 900 mb and less than an inch of PWAT in the atmosphere. For today, dry conditions are expected. Clouds are limited in the Upper Keys but visible on GOES-16 Satellite the Lower Keys will experience some lower ceiling broken cloud coverage for the next few hours. Wind observations along the Reef are dropping from the overnight surge and are currently sitting at near 10 knots. These winds are expected to continue on a downward trend into this evening as high pressure sits in the Gulf. No changes were necessary for this update package. && .MARINE... Issued at 1035 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025 No watches, warnings, or advisories are currently in effect for the coastal waters of the Florida Keys. From synopsis, a weak cold front will stall and disintegrate over South Florida today. Light to gentle northwest to north breezes will prevail through Saturday night. A second cold front will push through the Keys by Sunday night. A much stronger high pressure system will build off the Carolinas in the wake of the front, followed by freshening breezes Monday through Tuesday. && .AVIATION... (15Z TAFS) Issued at 1035 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025 Despite brief MVFR CIGs possible in northerly streaming cloud cover through late morning, especially at EYW, VFR and dry conditions will prevail at both terminals through 12z Saturday morning. Near surface winds will generally be out of the northwest to north at 5 to 10 knots. && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GM...None. && $$ Public/Marine/Fire...AP Aviation/Nowcasts....BT Data Acquisition.....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