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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
254 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-212000-
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 including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
out 20 NM-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
254 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.NOW...
Through 4 pm, a cloud line has developed over the Middle and Lower
Keys. This cloud line is capable of moderate to heavy downpours
reducing visbilities, wind gusts of near 20 knots, and potential
waterspout activity. Elsewhere, scattered showers are located in the
Gulf waters northeast of the Dry Tortugas. Island communities of the
Middle and Lower Keys could see rainfall amounts of up to half an
inch this afternoon.

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