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Short Term Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Key West FL
202 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-041915-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
Gulf of America 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
202 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.NOW...
Through 3 pm, numerous showers with scattered embedded thunderstorms
will move east to southeast at 10 to 15 knots throughout the CWA. 
Mariners encountering the stronger of the activity, currently located
20 to 60 miles south of the Middle and Upper Keys in the distant
Straits and just north of the Marquesas Keys, can expect blinding 
downpours, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and frequent lightning 
strikes. Island communities can expect an additional half an inch of 
rainfall.

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