One product issued by NWS for: 3NM NE Content Keys FL
Short Term Forecast
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1217 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 FLZ077-078-GMZ033>035-043-044-053>055-073-075-160530- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- 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 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 1217 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .NOW... Through 1230 am, isolated showers and thunderstorms spread across the Florida Straits south of the Lower and Middle Keys will continue to move northwest to north at 10 to 15 knots as they wax and wane. Some of these showers may cross the Lower and Middle Keys. Additional showers and potential thunderstorms over the western Florida Straits and outer Gulf, including the Dry Tortugas, will move generally west to northwest at 5 to 10 knots. Mariners encountering this activity can expect moderate to blinding downpours limiting visibility, wind gusts to near 25 knots, and brief bouts of lightning. Lower and Middle Keys island communities may receive anywhere from a few hundreths to as much as a quarter inch or rainfall. $$ MC