FPUS72 KKEY 201617 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1217 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 GMZ052-072-073-201730- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 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- 1217 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .NOW... Through 130 pm, a cluster of showers will move to the southwest at near 15 knots across the portions of the eastern Straits of Florida south of the Middle and Upper Keys. The stronger of the activity south of Carysfort Reef Light will be capable of producing heavy downpours reducing visibility and wind gusts near 25 knots. $$