FPUS72 KKEY 202230 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 630 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-202330- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico 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- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 630 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .NOW... Through 7 30 pm, clusters of showers will track southwestward at 15 to 20 mph, through the gulf waters adjacent to the Lower and Middle Keys, and will push across the island chain mainly from the Torches to the Seven Mile Bridge. This activity will produce wind gusts near 25 mph, and poor visibility in heavy rain. Rainfall of a half to three quarters of an inch will be possible. $$