![National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/build/images/header/noaa.d87e0251.png)
![National Weather Service](/build/images/header/nws.4e6585d8.png)
![United States Department of Commerce](/build/images/header/doc.b38ba91a.png)
Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
588 FPUS72 KKEY 230821 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 421 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042>044-052>054-072>074-230930- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle 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-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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 421 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .NOW... Through 530 am, numerous showers with some embedded thunderstorms in the Straits of Florida will move northeast at near 10 knots towards the island chain and its nearshore waters. The forward edge of this line will start to cross through the Middle Keys this hour. Mariners encountering the stronger portions of this activity can expect bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall reducing visibilities, wind gusts up to near 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities from Long Key to Key Largo may see from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of additional rainfall. $$