Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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064 FPUS72 KKEY 191948 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 348 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-034-042-052>055-072>075-192100- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 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 and Marathon 348 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .NOW... Through 5 pm, scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms will move east at 5 to 10 knots through the Straits of Florida near the Tortugas Ecological Reserve South, near the 409 Humps, and in the Hawk Channel near Carysfort Reef Light. This activity is capable of frequent lightning strikes, wind gusts of near 25 knots, and blinding downpours. $$ NB