FPUS72 KKEY 190348

NOWKEY



Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

1148 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025



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Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-

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 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 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 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 Marathon and Key West

1148 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025



.NOW...

Through 1:00 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.



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MJV