Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
606 FPUS72 KKEY 020227 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1027 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 FLZ076-GMZ031-032-035-042-052-020400- Monroe Upper 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- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Including the Communities of Key Largo 1027 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .NOW... Through 12 midnight, isolated showers will move west at 15 to 20 knots across parts of the Upper Keys, Florida Bay, the nearshore Gulf waters, and eastern Hawk Channel and the eastern Straits of Florida. Mariners may encounter wind gusts around 25 knots and brief visibility reductions in moderate downpours. On land, some spots from Ocean Reef to Key Largo will see rainfall amounts up to one tenth of an inch. $$ GMZ033-020400- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- 1027 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .NOW... Through 12 midnight, a cluster of showers and thunderstorms will move west at 10 knots across the offshore Gulf waters beyond 20 nm west of Mainland Monroe, mainly affecting the waters west of P and T Towers. Mariners in this area will encounter wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, blinding downpours, and frequent lightning strikes. $$ Jacobson