####018001825#### FPUS72 KKEY 050953 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 553 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-051100- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico 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- 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, Marathon, and Key West 553 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .NOW... Through 700 am, isolated showers will move west northwest at 10 to 15 knots across the Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, parts of the Keys island chain, Florida Bay and the Gulf waters. Mariners may encounter wind gusts up to 25 knots along with reduced visibilities in moderate downpours. On land, a few spots may see rainfall amounts from a trace up to one tenth of an inch. $$ Jacobson