####018001208#### FPUS72 KKEY 010928 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 528 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033-035-044-054-055-074-075-011030- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 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 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 West 528 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .NOW... Through 630 am, a broken line of showers will wax and wane as they meander northwest at around 5 knots across the western Straits of Florida and the Lower Keys and its nearshore waters. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect a brief reduction in visibility. $$