####018001559#### FPUS72 KKEY 211734 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 21 2025 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-053>055-073>075-211845- 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 21 2025 .NOW... Through 3 pm, scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two will track westward at around 10 knots, across the Florida Straits south of the Marquesas Keys, east of the Dry Tortugas, and the nearshore waters of the Lower Keys. This activity will produce wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, blinding downpours, and occasional lightning strikes. $$