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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
253 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-142000-
Monroe Lower Keys-
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
253 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.NOW...
Through 400 pm, a band of showers and embedded thunderstorms
across the offshore Gulf waters, western Straits of Florida, western
Hawk Channel, and the western Gulfside waters continues to remain
nearly stationary or moving eastward near 5 knots at times. The rain
continues for the Dry Tortugas and is expected to do so for the next
few hours. This activity will be capable of moderate to heavy
downpours reducing visibilities, wind gusts to near 30 knots, and
frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. Also, estimated 6 hourly
rainfall amounts according to MRMS (Multi- radar, Multi Sensor) to
the north of the Dry Tortugas have been 4 to 7 inches in a fairly
wide area with pockets inside this wide area of 7 to 11 inches.

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MJV