####018000993#### FPUS72 KKEY 022349 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 749 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-030100- Monroe Upper Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Including the Communities of Key Largo 749 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 .NOW... Through 900 pm, isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue to move to the east southeast between 5 to 10 knots across Florida Bay, the Upper Keys (between Tavernier and Ocean Reef), eastern Hawk Channel, and the eastern Straits of Florida. Mariners encountering this activity may observe frequent lightning strikes, wind gusts to near 25 knots, and blinding downpours. On land, rainfall amounts of a quarter to a half inch are expected with locally in excess of three quarters of an inch. $$ MJV