Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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101 FPUS72 KKEY 302153 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 553 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 FLZ077-078-GMZ031-032-035-043-044-302300- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower 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 Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 553 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .NOW... Through 700 pm, isolated showers continue to affect western Hawk Channel, the Middle and Lower Keys, in particular, Key West and Stock Island, the Bayside and Gulfside waters, and Florida Bay. The showers over the western Lower Keys and western Hawk Channel continue to move near 5 knots to the southwest while the showers north of the Middle and Upper Keys remain nearly stationary. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect brief reduction in visibility, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island Chain communities, especially in the Lower Keys can expect a few to several tenths of an inch of rainfall from any showers that move overhead. $$ MJV