Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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496 FPUS72 KKEY 022352 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 752 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033-035-044-054-072-030100- 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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key West 752 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024 .NOW... Through 9 pm, an outflow boundary with waxing and waning scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to move southwest to west at 5 to 10 knots through the offshore Gulf waters, the Gulfside waters, the Lower Keys, western Hawk Channel, and the western Straits of Florida. There is also a cluster of scattered showers and thunderstorms over the distant eastern Straits of Florida which were drifting to the south to southeast at 5 knots or less. Mariner`s encountering the stronger portions of this activity can expect bouts of heavy rainfall reducing visibilities to less than 3 miles, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. On land, especially for Key West, expect rainfall amounts of a few tenths to up to a half inch of rainfall. $$ MJV