Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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389 FPUS72 KKEY 041256 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 GMZ034-043-044-053>055-073>075-041400- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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 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- 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .NOW... Through 10 am, scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms will move west to northwest at 5 to 10 knots through the Hawk Channel south of the Lower Keys and the western Straits of Florida. Mariners encountering the stronger of the activity can expect blinding downpours, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and frequent lightning strikes. $$