Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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045 FPUS72 KKEY 041657 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1257 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 FLZ076-GMZ031-034-042>044-052>055-072-074-041800- Monroe Upper Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo 1257 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .NOW... Through 2 pm, scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms will move west to northwest at 5 to 10 knots through the nearshore waters of the Upper Keys, and the Straits of Florida. Mariners encountering the stronger of the activity can expect blinding downpours, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities near Key Largo can expect a few hundredths of an inch in additional rainfall. $$