####018001149#### FPUS72 KKEY 010956 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 556 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 FLZ078-GMZ035-044-054-055-074-075-011100- Monroe Lower Keys- 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 556 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .NOW... Through 7 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 and wind gusts up to 20 to 25 knots. $$