


Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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912 FPUS72 KKEY 170354 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1154 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025 FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-170500- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America 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 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- Including the Communities of Key West 1154 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .NOW... Through 100 am, scattered showers will move southwestward at 10 mph, mainly across the near and offshore gulf waters from the Lower Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The stronger activity will produce less than 3 mile visibility in heavy rain. Island locations from Sugarloaf to Saddlebunch will be most likely to be affected, and may receive a tenth to a half of an inch of rain. $$