Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
956 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

GMZ034-054-055-074-075-200300-
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
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 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-
956 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.NOW...
Through 11 PM, an outflow boundary extends from W Tower to southwest
of Woods Wall Crack and is moving at 15 to 20 knots to southwest and
west. Mariners encountering this boundary can expect sudden wind
gusts near 25 knots from the northeast.

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GMZ052-072-200300-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
956 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.NOW...
Through 11 PM, a cluster of showers with embedded scattered
thunderstorms will wax and wane as they move southeast at near 10 knots
across the far eastern Straits of Florida. This activity will be
capable of blinding downpours, bouts of frequent lightning, and wind
gusts to near 25 knots.

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