AFDKEY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Key West FL
1042 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1030 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

Currently - Very comfortable conditions prevail in wake of last
mornings late season cold front. Temperatures have fallen
modestly since the upper 70s recorded this morning in the Keys.
Temperatures are now broadly in the lower 70s. Dew points, on the
other hand, have plunged from the mid 70s to near 60. The cold
front has swept stable conditions across the area. While skies
remain partly cloudy due to lower to mid level decks, all recent
reflectivities are weak and relegated to the distant Florida
Straits.

Short Term Update - High pressure across the Gulf of Mexico will
maintain gentle to moderate northwest to northerly breezes across
the Keys through the overnight period. This will maintain an
influx of increasingly cool and dry air. Expect overnight lows to
range broadly in the upper 60s with dew points possibly slipping a
degree or two. There will be no chance for rain.

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.MARINE...
Issued at 1030 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

Stable post cold front conditions will prevail across Keys waters
through the overnight period. High pressure across the Gulf of
Mexico will maintain gentle to moderate northwest to northerly
breezes. No changes planned for the evening marine update.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 1030 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

VFR conditions will prevail at the island terminals overnight.
Satellite imagery and upstream observations appear agree that the
usual post cold front stratocumulus has not been very prolific.
With that said, a few spells of high MVFR conditions cannot be
ruled out. Surface winds will be gentle to moderate out of the
northwest.

&&

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

&&

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