Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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828 FPUS72 KKEY 230853 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 453 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-073>075-231000- Monroe Lower Keys- 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 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 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 West 453 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .NOW... Through 6 am, a broken line of showers extending from near T Tower to south of Wood`s Wall West Crack in the distant Straits of Florida will move west southwest at near 10 knots. Mariners encountering this activity can expect blinding downpours and wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots. Island communities in Lower Keys between Sugarloaf Key and Key West may be affected by a few of these showers and receive around a tenth of an inch of rainfall as well as wind gusts near 20 mph. $$ NB