Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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162 FPUS72 KKEY 161252 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 852 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-073-161400- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- 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-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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 852 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .NOW... Through 1000 am, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms spread across the eastern Florida Straits, Hawk Channel south of the Upper and Middle Keys, and Florida Bay will continue to move northwest at near 15 knots as they wax and wane. Some of these showers may cross the Upper Keys while producing wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour and rainfall accumulations up to a tenth of an inch. Mariners encountering the strongest of this activity can expect moderate to blinding downpours limiting visibility, wind gusts to near 25 knots, and occasional cloud-to-surface lightning strikes. $$