Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
377 FPUS72 KKEY 200758 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 358 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-053>055-200900- 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 waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 358 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .NOW... Through 5 am, widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will wax and wane along boundaries situated over the island chain and out to the Dry Tortugas. These showers will move towards the northeast at around 15 knots. Mariners encountering these showers can expect pockets of reduced visibility in moderate to heavy rainfall, wind gusts up to 20 to 25 knots, and possibly a few lightning strikes. $$