Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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778 FPUS72 KKEY 191012 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 612 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-191200- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle 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-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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 612 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .NOW... Through 800 am, a cluster of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms along an outflow boundary pushing off the Florida Mainland will increase in coverage and intensity across portions of the Middle and Upper Keys, as well as the adjacent coastal waters of the Florida Bay, Bayside waters, Eastern Hawk Channel, and the eastern Straits of Florida out to 20 nm. Movement of this activity will be somewhat chaotic, but generally to the south at 5 to 10 knots. Mariners encountering the strongest of this activity can expect blinding downpours, wind gusts near 20 knots, and a few cloud to surface lightning strikes. Island communities between Marathon and Tavernier can expect to see up to an additional half of an inch of rainfall. $$