Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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704 FPUS72 KKEY 301958 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 358 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-035-042-043-052-053-072-073-302100- 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- 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- 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- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 358 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .NOW... Through 500 pm, a cluster of showers continues north of the Island Chain with an embedded thunderstorm located north of Long Key with this activity remaining nearly stationary. There are also a few isolated showers over the Straits of Florida moving northwest near 5 knots. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect brief reduction in visibility, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. $$ MJV