Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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678 FPUS72 KKEY 181354 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 954 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-181500- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico 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, Marathon, and Key West 954 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .NOW... Through 11 am, scattered showers will wax and wane as they race west at near 15 knots through the Straits of Florida from Woods`s Wall to Cay Sal Bank, the Florida Keys, and their nearshore waters. Mariners encountering this activity can expect bouts of moderate rainfall reducing visibilities and wind gusts to 30 to 35 knots. Island communities may observe rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch. $$