162 FPUS72 KKEY 041948 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 248 PM EST Mon Nov 4 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033-035-044-054-074-075-042100- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- 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 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 248 PM EST Mon Nov 4 2024 .NOW... Through 4 pm, isolated showers will move west southwest at 20 to 25 knots through the Lower Keys and its nearshore waters, as well as the Gulf waters near P tower and in the Straits of Florida south of the Eastern Dry Rocks. Mariners may encounter wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots and reduced visibilities in bouts of moderate downpours. Island communities between Key West and Big Coppitt Key could pick up a few hundredths of an inch of rainfall. $$