####018001492#### FPUS72 KKEY 011629 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1229 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-011730- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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 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- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1229 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .NOW... Through 130 PM, a cloud line of showers and thunderstorms will wax and wane over the Middle and Upper Keys. Showers are slowly building westward at near 5 mph. The strongest activity, near Marathon, will be capable of gusty and erratic winds of 15 to 20 knots, stray lightning strikes, and reduced visibility in heavy downpours. Island communities may observe an additional half to an inch of rainfall. $$ AJP