Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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857 FPUS72 KKEY 230000 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 800 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>055-072>075-230100- 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 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 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- 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 800 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .NOW... Through 900 pm, scattered showers and thunderstorms will wax and wane across the Florida Keys as well as the adjacent nearshore and offshore coastal waters, with the strongest storms located in the distant Straits of Florida from south of Tortugas Ecological Reserve South to Alligator Reef Light. This activity will move generally to the northwest near 15 knots. Mariners encountering the stronger activity can expect wind gusts approaching 30 knots, reduced visibilities in heavy downpours, and a few cloud to surface lightning strikes. Rainfall amounts for the Middle and Upper Keys should generally be less than one quarter of an inch. $$ NB