Watches, Warnings & Advisories



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Short Term Forecast

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
1100 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

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Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
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-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
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-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
20 to 60 NM out-
1100 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.NOW...
Through noon, scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms will
move west to northwest at 5 to 10 knots through the Hawk Channel
south of the Lower Keys, surrounding the Dry Tortugas, and the
western Straits of Florida. Mariners encountering the stronger of the
activity can expect blinding downpours, wind gusts of 25 to 30
knots, and frequent lightning strikes. Island communities of the
Lower Keys can expect a few tenths of an inch in rainfall.

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