####018001446#### FPUS72 KKEY 120354 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1154 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-042-043-052>054-072>074-120500- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-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-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 Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 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 Key Largo and Marathon 1154 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .NOW... Through 100 am, a broken band of showers will race east northeastward at 30 mph, stretching from the Florida Bay to the outer straits south of the Lower Keys. This activity may produce brief wind gusts of 30 mph and reduced visibility in moderate to heavy rain. Island locations along the Middle and Upper Keys will be most likely to be briefly affected by these fast moving showers. $$ MJV ####018002868#### FPUK71 EGRR 120300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 12 APRIL TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2024 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING TRAFALGAR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT ATLANTIC LOW 1003 EXPECTED FAEROES 985 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES, FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES, FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER CROMARTY FORTH SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TYNE DOGGER SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES, FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER THAMES DOVER WIGHT SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES CLEARING LATER. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD LATER PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD BISCAY VARIABLE, MAINLY SOUTHEAST, 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD SOUTHEAST FITZROY VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH, BUT MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR