####018001487#### FPUS72 KKEY 040818 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 418 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-053-054-073-074-040930- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal 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 Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 418 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .NOW... Through 530 am, isolated showers will move west northwest at 15 knots across the Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, and parts of the Middle and Lower Keys into the nearshore Gulf waters. Mariners may encounter wind gusts around 25 knots, along with reduced visibilities in moderate downpours. On land, a few spots from Marathon to Key West may see a brief shower with rainfall amounts from a trace to a few hundredths of an inch. $$ Jacobson