409 FPUS72 KKEY 280718 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 318 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-280830- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico 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- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key West 318 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2017 .NOW... Through 430 am, isolated showers and thunderstorms will be found across the immediate waters to the west and north of the Lower Florida Keys, mainly within 25 miles north and south of the Marquesas Keys to Cudjoe Key. Over land, a few showers and thunderstorms may move across portions of the Lower Florida Keys. Mariners and motorists in the path of the stronger showers will encounter brief heavy rainfall accompanied by visibility less than 2 miles, wind gusts around 30 mph, and a few lightning strikes. Movement of individual showers and storms is to the east at 10 to 15 knots. $$ Futterman