FPUS72 KKEY 190145 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 945 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-190245- 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 945 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .NOW... Through 10:45 p.m., isolated showers of moderate to heavy rain will move south-southwestward near 8 knots across the portions of the Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters, especially from around Tavernier to Big Pine Key. Primary impacts with the heavier showers will include reduced horizontal surface visibility and locally gusty winds. $$ Kasper