####018000702#### FPUS72 KKEY 230849 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 449 AM EDT Thu Oct 23 2025 GMZ034-055-231000- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- 449 AM EDT Thu Oct 23 2025 .NOW... Through 6 am, 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 near the Dry Tortugas. Mariners encountering this activity can expect brief heavy downpours, wind gusts up to 20 to 25 knots, and possibly a rare lightning strike. $$