FPUS72 KKEY 241520 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1120 AM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>075-241630- 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 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1120 AM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025 .NOW... Through 12 PM, widely scattered showers, and possibly an isolated thunderstorm, will move southwest at near 20 knots across mainly the Straits of Florida but will on occasion brush the island chain and its nearshore waters. Mariners encountering the stronger activity can expect brief bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and brief bouts of lightning. Showers crossing land will be capable of producing up to an additional one to two hundredths of an inch of accumulation. $$