####018001200#### FPUS72 KKEY 302358 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 758 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-010100- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-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- Including the Communities of Key Largo and Marathon 758 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .NOW... Through 900 pm, isolated showers continue to wax and wane across the Bayside waters, central and eastern Hawk Channel, Florida Bay, and the Middle and Upper Keys. This activity is remaining nearly stationary but showers continue to wax and wane on a stalled boundary. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect brief reduction in visibility, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. On land, rainfall amounts of a few hundredths to a couple tenths of an inch are possible especially where any of the heavier activity moves over. $$ MJV