Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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029 FPUS72 KKEY 172256 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 656 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-053>055-072>075-180000- Monroe Lower Keys- 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- 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 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 West 656 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .NOW... Through 800 pm, isolated showers with a few embedded thunderstorms will move west at 10 to 15 knots across the SE Gulf waters mainly near the Dry Tortugas, as well as in the Straits of Florida south of the Lower Keys. Elsewhere, a few showers will move into the distant eastern Straits of Florida southeast of Floyd`s Wall Northeast. Mariners may encounter wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, reduced visibilities in brief moderate to heavy downpours, and a few lightning strikes. $$ NB