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Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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009 FPUS72 KKEY 202056 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 456 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 GMZ033-034-055-072-073-075-202200- 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- 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 456 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 .NOW... Through 6 pm, widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will wax and wane across the SE Gulf waters between the Tortugas Ecological Reserve South and T Tower. Elsewhere, showers and thunderstorms will enter the eastern distant Straits of Florida near and east of Elbow Cay. All of these showers and thunderstorms are moving west northwest at 10 to 15 knots. The stronger activity will be capable of wind gusts near 25 knots, bouts of lightning, and blinding downpours. $$ NB