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FPUS72 KKEY 220120
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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
920 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

GMZ072>075-220230-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
20 to 60 NM out-
920 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.NOW...
Through 1030 pm, a broken line of showers and thunderstorms is
moving northward across the distant Straits of Florida. This line
extends roughly from south of the Marathon Humps to south of Wood`s
Wall Crack and is moving north northeast at 15 knots. Mariners can
expect wind gusts 25 to 30 knots, bouts of lightning, and reduced
visibility within moderate to heavy downpours.

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FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-220230-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to
the reef-Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon
920 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.NOW...
Through 1030 pm, isolated showers and thunderstorms will wax and wane
across the nearshore waters surrounding the Middle and Upper Keys.
This activity will move erratically at near 10 knots and will on
occasion pass over portions of the Upper Keys. Mariners encountering
the stronger activity should expect brief blinding down pours, bouts
of lightning, and wind gust to near 25 knots. Across the Upper Keys,
including Key Largo, up to a quarter of an inch of rainfall is
possible.

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