Watches, Warnings & Advisories
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Short Term Forecast
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 320 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 FLZ076-077-GMZ031>035-042-043-052-053-072-073-160830- Monroe Upper Keys-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- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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-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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 320 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .NOW... Through 430 am, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms spread across the Florida Straits and Hawk Channel south of the Middle and Upper Keys, Florida Bay, and the Gulfside nearshore and outer waters north of the island chain will continue to move northwest at 10 to 15 knots as they wax and wane. Some of these showers may cross the Middle and Upper Keys while producing wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour and rainfall accumulations up to a quarter inch. Additional showers and potential thunderstorms over the outer Gulf, including the Dry Tortugas, will also move generally northwest at 10 to 15 knots. Mariners encountering the strongest of this activity can expect moderate to blinding downpours limiting visibility, wind gusts to near 25 knots, and brief bouts of lightning. $$