Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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432 FPUS72 KKEY 190828 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 428 AM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-034-035-042>044-052>055-190930- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle 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 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 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 428 AM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .NOW... Through 5:30 am, isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue moving to the south near 5 knots across portions of the Upper and Middle Keys, in particular, (between Lower Matecumbe Key and Duck Key), portions of Hawk Channel, portions of the Florida Strait, and the offshore Gulf waters south of the Dry Tortugas. Mariners encountering this activity can expect reduced visibility in areas of moderate to heavy rain and wind gusts of 15 to 20 knots. On land, rainfall amounts of a trace up to a quarter of an inch are possible. $$ MJV