232 FPUS72 KKEY 301013 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 613 AM EDT Sat Sep 30 2017 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-301115- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower 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 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 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- 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 Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- 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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- 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 Largo, Marathon, and Key West 613 AM EDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .NOW... Through 715 am, isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue to move north to northeast at 10 to 15 knots across all waters surrounding the entire Florida Keys island chain. A few storms will move across the Hawk Channel and over the Lower Keys from Big Coppitt Key to Cudjoe Key. Mariners and motorists in the path of the stronger showers and storms will likely encounter brief heavy rainfall accompanied by visibility less than a nautical mile, occasional lightning strikes, and wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph. $$ Futterman