Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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998 FPUS72 KKEY 311603 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1203 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052-311715- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1203 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 .NOW... Through 115 pm, scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms will wax and wane while moving eastward at near 10 knots over the Outer Gulf waters, the Florida Keys, the nearshore waters surrounding the island chain, and the northeasternmost Florida Straits. This activity is capable of producing stray lightning strikes, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and blinding downpours. Island communities, particularly around Islamorada, may observe rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch. $$