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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
933 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-200300-
Monroe Upper Keys-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 waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and
beyond 5 fathoms-
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-
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 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-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
933 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017

.NOW...
Through 1100 pm, scattered showers and thunderstorms will spread
through the Florida Straits southeast of the Middle and Upper Keys
and nearshore north and south of the Lower Keys. Boaters encountering
these showers and storms can expect wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots,
dangerous lighting strikes, and visibility below 2 miles in heavy
downpours as they move generally toward the west around 15 knots.
Some of these showers will affect the Upper and Lower Keys during
the next few hours.

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