Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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876 FPUS72 KKEY 250024 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 824 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 GMZ031-042-052-072-250130- 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- 824 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .NOW... Through 930 pm, a broken line of showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms extending across Tavernier 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. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ032>035-043-044-053>055-073>075-250130- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 824 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .NOW... Through 930 pm, a couple squall lines with a few embedded thunderstorms will sweep northwest at near 20 knots through the nearshore and offshore waters surrounding the Lower and Middle Keys. Mariners should prepare for locally confused seas, visibility reductions in bouts of heavy downpours, and wind gusts of 30 to 35 knots. On land, island communities from Duck Key to Key West could receive an additional quarter to half of an inch of rain causing ponding of water in low level areas. Drivers should take caution in squalls with wind gusts up to 35 mph. $$