Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
920 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

GMZ031-042-052-072-250300-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
920 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.NOW...
Through 1100 pm, scattered showers and isolated embedded
thunderstorms extending across Craig Key to north of Floyd`s Wall
Northeast will move north- northwest at 15 to 20 knots. Mariners
encountering this activity can expect periods of reduced visibilities
in moderate to heavy downpours, wind gusts of near 30 knots, and a
few lightning strikes. On land, island communities from Craig Key to
Key Largo may see a quarter to half of an inch of additional
rainfall.

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FLZ076>078-GMZ032>035-043-044-053>055-073>075-250300-
Monroe Upper Keys-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 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 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 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
920 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.NOW...
Through 1100 pm, a couple squall lines with a few embedded
thunderstorms will sweep northwest at near 20 knots through the offshore
waters surrounding the Lower and Middle Keys. Mariners should
prepare for locally confused seas, visibility reductions in bouts of
heavy downpours, and wind gusts of 30 to 35 knots.

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