Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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063 FPUS72 KKEY 250252 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1052 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 GMZ031-042-052-072-250400- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 1052 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .NOW... Through midnight, scattered showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms extending across Craig Key to north of Floyd`s Wall Northeast will move northwest at 15 to 20 knots. Mariners encountering this activity can expect periods of reduced visibilities in moderate to heavy downpours, wind gusts of near 30 knots, and a few lightning strikes. On land, island communities from Craig Key to Key Largo may see a quarter to half of an inch of additional rainfall. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ032>035-043-044-053>055-073>075-250400- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1052 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .NOW... Through midnight, a couple squalls with a few embedded thunderstorms will sweep northwest at near 20 knots through the offshore waters surrounding the Lower and Middle Keys. Mariners should prepare for locally confused seas, visibility reductions in bouts of heavy downpours, and wind gusts of 30 to 35 knots. $$