Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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076 FPUS72 KKEY 090251 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1051 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 FLZ076-078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-090400- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Lower 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 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- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal 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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 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- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Key West 1051 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .NOW... Through midnight, widely scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms will move northwest to north at near 10 knots through the western Florida Straits south of the Middle and Lower Keys, and across the outer Gulf waters. Mariners encountering the heaviest activity may observe moderate to heavy downpours reducing visbilities, wind gusts of near 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities may observe an additional quarter of an inch of rainfall. $$