####018000748#### FPUS72 KKEY 010255 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1055 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 GMZ054-074-010400- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- 1055 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .NOW... Through midnight, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Straits of Florida, mainly south of the Lower Keys, continue to move to the west to southwest near 5 knots. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect brief reduction in visibility, wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. $$ MJV