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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

609 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024



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Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower 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-

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 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-

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 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 Largo, Marathon, and Key West

609 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024



.NOW...

Through 7 AM, a line of showers will continue to track easterly 

across the waters and island chain. Radar indicates that embedded 

cells are going through cycles of strengthening, and may bring 

hazards that include wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, heavy downpours 

reducing visibility, and occasional lightning strikes. Some cells 

have shown short periods of rotation, indicating that one or two 

short-lived waterspouts are possible as well, but not very likely.



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