


Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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472 FPUS72 KKEY 272041 NOWKEY 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. $$