####018000683#### FPUS72 KKEY 230220 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1020 PM EDT Wed Oct 22 2025 GMZ033-230330- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- 1020 PM EDT Wed Oct 22 2025 .NOW... Through midnight, isolated showers with the potential for an isolated thunderstorm will continue moving to the southwest to west at near 10 knots across the offshore Gulf waters to the north of the Lower Keys. Mariners encountering this activity can expect brief heavy downpours, wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, and the potential for a few occasional lightning strikes. $$ MJV