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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
650 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

FLZ078-GMZ031>035-044-054-055-074-075-140000-
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 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 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
650 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.NOW...
Through 830 pm, a band of showers and embedded strong thunderstorms
continues to move mainly east between 10 to 15 knots across the
offshore Gulf waters, western Hawk Channel, the western Straits of
Florida, the western Bayside/Gulfside waters, the Lower Keys, and
Florida Bay. Mariners encountering this activity can expect reduced
visibility to less than 1 mile, especially inside thunderstorm
activity, wind gusts to near or in excess of 30 knots, and occasional
cloud to ground lightning strikes. The stronger activity will be
handled with Special Marine Warnings. On land, expect rainfall
amounts of generally a few hundreths of an inch during the next half
hour to hour with an inch or more of rainfall possible between 730 to
830 pm for the Lower Keys as this line presses through. Also, expect
wind gusts up to near 30 mph, potentially higher which will be
handled with a Special Weather Statement if need be.

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MJV