Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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855 FPUS72 KKEY 171653 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1253 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 FLZ076-GMZ031>035-054-055-072>075-171800- Monroe Upper Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 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 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- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo 1253 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .NOW... Through 200 pm, isolated showers and potentially thunderstorms will move west northwest near 15 knots across the Upper Keys, the nearshore and offshore Gulf waters, Florida Bay, and the Straits of Florida. Mariners may encounter wind gusts up to 25 knots and reduced visibilities in brief moderate to heavy downpours, and occasional cloud to ground lightning strikes. On land, a few spots may see rainfall amounts from a trace up to one tenth of an inch. $$ MJV