Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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634 FPUS72 KKEY 070044 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 844 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 FLZ076-GMZ031>033-035-042-043-052-053-072-070200- 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 of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 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- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo 844 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .NOW... Through 1000 pm, a large cluster of showers with a few embedded thunderstorms will track west southwestward at 15 to 20 knots, through the deep gulf waters west of mainland Monroe from Shark Point to Chokoloskee. This activity will produce wind gusts of 30 knots, blinding downpours, and occasional lightning strikes. Elsewhere, a few showers will move southwestward at 5 to 10 knots, through portions of the Middle and Upper Keys and surrounding near through offshore waters. Island locations near the Matecumbes and Long Key will be most likely to be affected, and receive a quarter to one half of an inch of rain. $$