Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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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.

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