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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.

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Futterman