####018001488#### FPUS72 KKEY 280021 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 821 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033-035-044-053-054-072>074-280130- 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 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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 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 Key West 821 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .NOW... Through 930 pm, isolated showers, not something we have been used to lately, will race to the west-northwest at 20 knots through the coastal waters of the Florida Keys. The main swath of showers extends 50 NM east-southeast from the Marquesas. These showers will be capable of brief periods of light rain and occasional wind gusts near 30 knots. Portions of Key West may experience a few rounds of light rain, including accumulations totaling 5 to 10 hundreths of an inch. $$ CLR