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Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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451 FPUS72 KKEY 132250 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 650 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 FLZ078-GMZ031>035-044-054-055-074-075-140000- 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 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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 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 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 West 650 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .NOW... Through 830 pm, a band of showers and embedded strong thunderstorms continues to move mainly east between 10 to 15 knots across the offshore Gulf waters, western Hawk Channel, the western Straits of Florida, the western Bayside/Gulfside waters, the Lower Keys, and Florida Bay. Mariners encountering this activity can expect reduced visibility to less than 1 mile, especially inside thunderstorm activity, wind gusts to near or in excess of 30 knots, and occasional cloud to ground lightning strikes. The stronger activity will be handled with Special Marine Warnings. On land, expect rainfall amounts of generally a few hundreths of an inch during the next half hour to hour with an inch or more of rainfall possible between 730 to 830 pm for the Lower Keys as this line presses through. Also, expect wind gusts up to near 30 mph, potentially higher which will be handled with a Special Weather Statement if need be. $$ MJV