Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
441 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-272145-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower 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 of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 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-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
441 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.NOW...
Through 600 pm, a large cluster of showers and thunderstorms will
push southward through the Upper Keys and surrounding nearshore
waters. This activity will produce wind gusts near 35 mph, occasional
lightning strikes, and blinding downpours. Upper Keys locations will
receive three quarters to one and three quarters of an inch of rain.
Elsewhere, isolated showers and thunderstorms will be found on the
nearshore waters surrounding the Florida Keys. Some of this activity
will track along the Lower Keys from Cudjoe to Saddlebunch.

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