


Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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313 FPUS72 KKEY 082118 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 518 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 GMZ031-032-044-052-054-082230- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- 518 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .NOW... Through 630 pm, isolated showers with stray embedded thunderstorm will wax and wane across the waters of Florida Bay, the eastern Florida Straits, Bayside waters of the Middle Keys, and Hawk Channel and the Florida Straits south of the Lower Keys. Showers are moving at near 10 kts. Mariners encountering the stronger portions of this activity may experience bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall reducing visibilities, wind gusts up to near 25 knots, and possibly a few lightning strikes. $$ AJP