Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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049 FPUS72 KKEY 231129 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 729 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-231300- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle 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 waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- 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 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, Marathon, and Key West 729 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .NOW... Through 900 am, numerous showers with some embedded thunderstorms will wax and wane across the Florida Keys island chain as well as the adjacent nearshore and offshore coastal waters to the north and south. Movement of this activity will be somewhat chaotic, but generally to the northwest to north at near 10 knots. Mariners encountering the stronger portions of this activity, mainly north of Key West in the vicinity of Snipe Point, can expect bouts of blinding downpours, wind gusts up to 20 to 25 knots, and occasional cloud to surface lightning strikes. Island communities may see an additional quarter to half of an inch of additional rainfall, with some locally higher amounts possible with stronger showers. $$