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Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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471 FPUS72 KKEY 230930 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 530 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031>033-042>044-052>054-072>074-231030- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle 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- 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 and Marathon 530 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .NOW... Through 630 am, numerous showers with some embedded thunderstorms in the Straits of Florida will move northeast at near 10 knots towards the island chain and its nearshore waters. The forward edge of this line is crossing through the Middle Keys and on slow approach the the Lower Keys. Mariners encountering the stronger portions of this activity can expect bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall reducing visibilities, wind gusts up to near 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities from Marathon to North Key Largo may see from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of additional rainfall, with some locally higher amounts possible. $$