####018001373#### FPUS72 KKEY 211227 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 827 AM EDT Tue Oct 21 2025 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-053-054-073-074-211330- 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- 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- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 827 AM EDT Tue Oct 21 2025 .NOW... Through 930 am, a cluster of showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two will track westward at around 10 knots, across the outer Florida Straits south of the Marquesas Keys, and the nearshore waters of the Middle Keys. This activity will produce wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, blinding downpours, and possibly a rare lightning strike. $$