


Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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718 FPUS72 KKEY 171629 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1229 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-073-171730- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- 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-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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 1229 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .NOW... Through 130 PM, isolated showers and thunderstorm will track northwestward near 15 knots across the waters surrounding the Florida Keys. The strongest activity, located to the south of the Upper Keys, may produce wind gusts near 20 knots, blinding downpours, and a stray lightning strike. Island communities may observe up to a tenth of an inch of new rainfall. $$