Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
544 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

FLZ077-GMZ031-032-042-043-053-132245-
Monroe Middle Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
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-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
out 20 NM-
Including the Communities of Marathon
544 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.NOW...
Through 7 pm, isolated showers and thunderstorms will wax and wane as
they drift south across the nearshore waters surrounding the Middle
and Upper Keys, including the Florida Bay. This activity is moving
south at near 5 knots and mariners can expect blinding downpours,
wind gusts to near 25 knots, and brief bouts of lightning. Island
communities between Long Key and Marathon can expect a up to a quick
quarter of an inch of rainfall accumulations.

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