####018001334#### FPUS72 KKEY 011355 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 955 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-042-043-053-054-074-075-011500- 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- 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 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 Largo and Marathon 955 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 .NOW... Through 11 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 throughout the Middle and Upper Keys and their nearshore waters. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect a brief reduction in visibility and wind gusts up to 20 to 25 knots. $$