Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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909 FPUS72 KKEY 220127 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 927 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033-035-044-054-073-074-220230- Monroe Lower Keys- 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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- 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 West 927 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .NOW... Through 1030 pm, an outflow boundary associated with earlier convection over the mainland and the Middle and Upper Keys continues moving to the west to southwest near 10 knots. Isolated showers and at times thunderstorms develop along this outflow boundary. Currently, a few showers are moving across the northern offshore Gulf waters to the east of T Tower with additional isolated showers near the Lower Keys, and the nearshore and offshore waters to the south. Any activity will be capable of moderate to heavy downpours reducing visbilities, wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, and potentially some lightning strikes. Island communities of the Lower Keys could see rainfall amounts of up to a tenth of an inch. $$ MJV