FPUS72 KKEY 200938 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 538 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-042-043-052-053-072-073-201100- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-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-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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 538 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .NOW... Through 7 am, a cluster of showers will drift south through the nearshore and offshore waters of the Upper Keys. The stronger of the activity will be capable of blinding downpours, and wind gusts of near 25 knots. $$