One product issued by NWS for: 3NM SE Content Keys FL
Short Term Forecast
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 256 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-043-044-054-055-052000- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside 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 America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- 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 Largo, Marathon, and Key West 256 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 .NOW... Through 400 pm, widely scattered showers and a few isolated thunderstorms will continue to wax and wane as they move generally northeast to east at near 10 knots across the deep Gulf water and the island chain and its nearshore waters. The stronger portions of this activity will be capable of bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall limiting visibility, wind gusts up to 25 to 30 knots, and an occasional lightning strike. $$