FPUS72 KKEY 190254 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1054 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-190400- 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- 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1054 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .NOW... Through 12:00 a.m., isolated showers and thunderstorms will move south-southwestward near 8 knots across the portions of the coastal waters surrounding the Florida Keys, especially north of the Content Keys and over the Straits of Florida south of the middle Keys. Primary impacts with the heavier showers and storms will include occasional lightning strikes, reduced horizontal surface visibility, and locally gusty winds. $$ Kasper