FPUS72 KKEY 250251 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1051 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025 GMZ034-052>055-072>075-250400- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 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- 1051 PM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025 .NOW... Through midnight, widely scattered showers will continue to move southwest at near 20 knots across mainly the distant Straits of Florida and the offshore Gulf waters, mainly north and west of the Dry Tortugas. Mariners encountering the stronger activity can expect brief bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots. $$ MJV