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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

955 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 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 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 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 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-

Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West

955 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024



.NOW...

Through 11am, isolated showers along the island chain, their 

nearshore waters, and the Straits from Wood's Wall East Crack to 

Elbow Cay will wax and wane as they move northwest at 10 to 15 knots.

Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect brief 

reduction in visibility and wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots. On land, 

portions of Island communities may see additional rainfall values up 

to a few tenths of an inch.



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