FPUS72 KKEY 040901 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 501 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 GMZ052-053-072-073-041015- 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 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- 501 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026 .NOW... Through 6 AM, clusters of showers with embedded thunderstorms will be found primarily across the outer Florida Straits off of the Middle and Upper Keys. This activity will move eastward at 20 to 25 knots, and generate wind gusts near 30 knots, bouts of frequent lightning strikes, locally rough seas, and blinding downpours. $$