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Coastal Flood Statement 3, NWS Key West, FL

June 15, 2026Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Jun 15, 2026, 4:19 AM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 15, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2026, 4:19 AM EDT (08:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 15, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 15, 2026, 3:04 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2026-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1210 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2026-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1210 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

175 
WHUS42 KKEY 150819
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
419 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

FLZ078-151830-
/O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0003.260615T1000Z-260616T0400Z/
Monroe Lower Keys-
419 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding expected.

* WHERE...Lower Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Minor saltwater flooding of low elevation streets 
  and lots is likely. Some storm drains will overflow, and some 
  seawalls and docks will be overtopped. Boaters can expect less 
  clearance under fixed bridges. Motorists should remember that 
  persistent puddles around the times of high tide are almost 
  certain to contain a mix of saltwater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding will be possible at
  times of high tide.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

AJP
2 follow-up statements
137 
WHUS42 KKEY 151440
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
1040 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

FLZ078-152245-
/O.CON.KKEY.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-260616T0400Z/
Monroe Lower Keys-
1040 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding expected.

* WHERE...Lower Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Through early Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Minor saltwater flooding of low elevation streets and
  lots is likely. Some storm drains will overflow, and some
  seawalls and docks will be overtopped. Boaters can expect less
  clearance under fixed bridges. Motorists should remember that
  persistent puddles around the times of high tide are almost
  certain to contain a mix of saltwater.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$
375 
WHUS42 KKEY 151904
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
304 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

FLZ078-152015-
/O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-260616T0400Z/
Monroe Lower Keys-
304 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

Water levels have receded below threshold criteria, therefore the
Coastal Flood Statement has been cancelled.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood statement went out at Jun 14, 11:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Island cloud line formation will be possible in the late morning or early afternoon hours through Tuesday.
  • Water levels will approach Coastal Flood Statement thresholds in the Lower and Middle Keys around the time of high tide on Monday through Wednesday.
  • Conditions will remain seasonably warm and muggy, with heat indices approaching near 100F each afternoon through early next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 11:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Key West FL
1120 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

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

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Island cloud line formation will be possible in the late morning
  or early afternoon hours through Tuesday.

- Water levels will approach Coastal Flood Statement thresholds in
  the Lower and Middle Keys around the time of high tide on Monday
  through Wednesday.

- Conditions will remain seasonably warm and muggy, with heat
  indices approaching near 100F each afternoon through early next
  week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1120 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
Another summer night for the Florida Keys. Temperatures in the mid
80s and dew points in the mid 70s making it feel muggy once again.
A few boundaries are moving through the CWA occasionally sparking
off a few light showers but as of now the island chain has not
seen any impacts from those. Along the Reef, marine sites are
reporting light southeasterly breezes of 5 knots or less. The
rest of tonight is expected to go similarly to what we have been
experiencing muggy, slight chances of showers, light southeasterly
breezes. No changes were needed for tonight's update package.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 1120 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
No watches, warnings, or advisories are currently in effect for
the Florida Keys waters. From synopsis, with a weak high pressure
system centered in the North Atlantic, light to gentle breezes
will persist through the middle of the week across the Florida
Keys coastal waters. The interaction of the high with a stationary
front draped over the Mid-Atlantic will support generally
southerly winds. The high will strengthen after Tuesday night,
supporting modestly freshened breezes for the latter part of the
work week. Shower and thunder chances are on track to remain very
low through the forecast period, largely limited to the nearshore
waters off the Lower Middle Keys in the late morning and early
afternoon hours with island cloud lines.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 1120 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
VFR conditions will prevail at both EYW and MTH through the TAF
period. Mostly dry night expected so no mentions of VCSH at this
time. Near surface winds will continue to be light and southeasterly.

&&

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

Public/Marine/Fire...AP
Aviation/Nowcasts....AP
Data Acquisition.....AP

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.