024 FPUS72 KKEY 161034 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 634 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019 GMZ033-161200- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- 634 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019 .NOW... Through 800 am, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will move northwest across portions of the Gulf waters at near 15 knots, gradually departing to the northwest. Mariners can expect reduced visibilities within pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall, a few cloud to surface lightning strikes, and gusts to near 20 knots around the strongest cells. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-034-035-042>044-052>055-072>075-161200- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 634 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019 .NOW... Through 800 am, isolated showers will continue to form across portions of the Florida Straits, moving across the Florida Keys and surrounding waters. Movement of these showers will be towards the northwest at 15 to 20 knots. The highest concentration of cells will be around the Lower Keys. Mariners and motorists can expect reduced visibilities within pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall, as well as wind gusts to near 20 knots around showers. $$ WLC