Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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887 FPUS72 KKEY 031855 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 255 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 GMZ033-034-032000- 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- 255 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .NOW... Through 4 pm, a cluster of showers and thunderstorms will be present across the outer Gulf waters, roughly between D and P Towers. This cluster is moving west at 10 to 15 knots and will be capable of frequent lightning, blinding downpours, and gusts near 25 knots. $$ GMZ035-044-054-055-074-075-032000- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 255 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .NOW... Through 4 pm, isolated showers and thunderstorms will wax and wane across the nearshore waters west of the Lower Keys as well as the southwestern Straits of Florida. This activity is moving westward at 10 to 15 knots and mariners can expect brief blinding downpours, bouts of lightning, and wind gust near 25 knots in the stronger storms. $$