643 FPUS72 KKEY 080944 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 544 AM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-081100- 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 544 AM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018 .NOW... Through 700 am, isolated showers and thunderstorms along boundaries will impact the Nearshore Gulf, Hawk Channel, and Florida Straits waters surrounding the entire Florida Keys Island Chain. A few showers or storms may move across some island locations, mainly between Bahia Honda Key and Newfound Harbor. Mariners and motorists in the path of the stronger activity will encounter brief moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by visibility less than 3 miles, winds gusts around 30 mph, and occasional to frequent lightning strikes. Movement of individual showers is northwest at 10 to 15 knots. $$ Futterman