####018001727#### FPUS72 KKEY 022358 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 658 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-032-034-042-043-052-053-072>075-030100- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 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- 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 658 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025 .NOW... Through 8 PM EST, a line of showers with a couple embedded thunderstorms stretched across portions of the Florida Straits, Hawk Channel, as well as the Upper Keys and their nearshore waters will continue moving north to northeast at 5 to 10 knots. Mariners encountering the stronger portions of this activity can expect bouts of heavy downpours reducing visibility, wind gusts of near 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities across the Upper Keys may see up to near a quarter of an inch of new rainfall. $$