Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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888 FPUS72 KKEY 151401 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1001 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-151515- 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 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 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 1001 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .NOW... Through 11 am, light to moderate showers with isolated embedded thunderstorms across the Straits of Florida will move northwest to north at 10 to 15 knots. The strongest storms are in the Straits of Florida extending from south of Key West to near Alligator Reef Light then out to Elbow Cay. Mariners can expect moderate to heavy downpours reducing visibilities below 2 miles, wind gusts nearing 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes within the stronger storms. On land, a few island communities in the Upper Keys may receive up to a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rainfall, while the western Lower Keys may receive a quarter to a half of an inch of rainfall. $$ NB