####018001169#### FPUS72 KKEY 182332 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 732 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024 GMZ053>055-073>075-190045- 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 732 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024 .NOW... Through 830 PM, scattered small rain showers will spread to the northeast at 10 knots through the Straits of Florida. These showers will be capable of brief periods of reduced visibility within small, slow moving pockets of light to moderate rain. We will be monitoring for an increase in coverage, especially as the developing northwest winds converge with the showers moving up from the southwest. $$ CLR