987 FPUS72 KKEY 071354 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 954 AM EDT Mon Oct 7 2019 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>075-071500- 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 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 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 954 AM EDT Mon Oct 7 2019 .NOW... Through 11 am, scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will continue to affect the Florida Straits and Bay waters. The showers are moving west northwest at 10 knots. Mariners can expect wind gusts to 25 knots and blinding downpours, reducing the visibility below 3 miles. The shower activity will also affect the Florida Keys. Expect wind gusts to 25 mph and heavy downpours, with rainfall amounts up to an inch in the strongest cells, especially near Big Pine Key. $$ SDR