Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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641 FPUS72 KKEY 070148 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 948 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 FLZ076-GMZ031-034-042-052-072-070300- Monroe Upper Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo 948 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .NOW... Through 1100 pm, scattered showers with a few embedded thunderstorms will track southwestward at 5 to 10 mph, across the Upper Keys and surrounding near through offshore waters. Most of this activity will be found over the adjacent Florida Straits, and will produce a few lightning strikes, wind gusts near 25 mph, and blinding downpours. Island locations near Ocean Reef and North Key Largo will be most likely to be affected and receive a quarter to one half of an inch of rain. Elsewhere, a wind surge boundary will continue to sweep southwestward at 20 knots, into the gulf waters adjacent to the Dry Tortugas. Mariners can expect wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots with this boundary. $$