Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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823 FPUS72 KKEY 190900 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 500 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-191000- Monroe Upper Keys- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo 500 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .NOW... Through 600 am, a cluster of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will wax and wane across portions of the Upper Keys, as well as the adjacent coastal waters of the Florida Bay, Eastern Hawk Channel, and the eastern Straits of Florida out to 20 nm. Movement of this activity will be somewhat chaotic, but generally to the north to east at 5 to 10 knots. Mariners encountering the strongest of this activity can expect blinding downpours, wind gusts near 20 knots, and a few cloud to surface lightning strikes. Island communities east of Tavenier can expect to see up to an additional half of an inch of rainfall. $$