


Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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986 FPUS72 KKEY 080759 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 359 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 FLZ077-078-GMZ032>035-043-044-053>055-080900- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 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 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- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 359 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .NOW... Through 5 am, widely scattered showers will track west southwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the Florida Keys and surrounding near through offshore waters, especially north and west of the Island Chain. The stronger activity will produce wind gusts of 20 to 25 mph and moderate to at times heavy downpours. Any island location in the Lower and Middle Keys will be most likely to be affected, receiving rainfall amounts between a trace and potentially a few hundredths of an inch. $$ MJV