Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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991 FPUS72 KKEY 241049 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 649 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-241200- 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- 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 Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 649 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .NOW... Through 800 AM, scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm will wax and wane while moving west to northwest at 15 to 20 knots across the Florida Keys and the surrounding nearshore waters. Mariners may encounter wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, reduced visibilities in brief bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall, and a stray lightning strike. Island communities could see an additional tenth to a quarter of an inch of rainfall. $$ AJP