Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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548 FPUS72 KKEY 212141 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 541 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052-212245- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 541 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .NOW... Through 630 pm, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over Florida Bay, the Upper Keys, Hawk Channel, and the Straits of Florida off the Upper Keys continue to move to the south near 5 knots or less. In addition, a few isolated showers remain across the Middle and Lower Keys and the offshore Gulf waters north and east of the Dry Tortugas. This activity will be capable of moderate to heavy downpours reducing visbilities, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and potentially some lightning strikes. Island communities could see rainfall amounts of a few to several tenths of an inch. $$ MJV