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Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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240 FPUS72 KKEY 271611 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1211 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 FLZ076-078-GMZ031-032-034-035-042-044-054-055-271715- Monroe Upper 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 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Key West 1211 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .NOW... Through 1 pm, a broken line of showers and possibly a thunderstorm extending from just south of the Dry Tortugas to the Upper Keys, remaining generally north of the island chain, will drift north at near 5 knots. Mariners encountering this activity can expect brief bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall reducing visibilities to less than 5 miles, winds up to 20 to 25 knots, and possibly a rare lightning strike. $$