####018001226#### FPUS72 KKEY 301645 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1245 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-301745- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America 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- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 1245 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 .NOW... Through 2 PM, a cloud line will wax and wane over the Lower Keys and adjacent nearshore waters. Showers developing within this cloud line will be capable of dropping a quick, localized quarter of an inch of rainfall. Conditions are becoming marginally favorable for waterspout development within this cloud line. A waterspout will most likely form beneath the dark, flat base of a building towering cloud, just at the hint of rain. Lastly, a new cloud line is attempting to develop across the Middle Keys and could develop further over the next one to two hours. $$