Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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864 FPUS72 KKEY 220101 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 901 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 FLZ077-078-GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-220215- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- 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- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- 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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 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 Marathon and Key West 901 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .NOW... Through 10 pm, a line of showers and possible embedded thunderstorms in the western Straits of Florida between Wood`s Wall West Crack and the Tortugas Ecological Reserve South will race to the north at near 20 knots, with a sharp wind shift likely along the outflow boundary associated with this line. Elsewhere, widely scattered showers will continue to develop across the remainder of the Straits of Florida as well as the Lower and Middle Keys and adjacent waters and move to the northwest at 15 to 20 knots. Mariners encountering this activity can expect wind gusts approaching 30 knots, moderate to heavy rainfall that will reduce visibilities below 3 miles, and a few lightning strikes. On land, island communities between Sugarloaf and Long Key may receive up to a tenth of an inch of rainfall within these passing showers. $$ NB