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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

954 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024



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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-

954 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024



.NOW...

Through 1100 PM, isolated 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. So far, radar trends suggest these

showers in the Straits are struggling to gain latitude. And yet, 

over the distant Straits, about 20 NM from the Cuban coast, a potent 

thunderstorm is moving slowly northeast at 5 to 10 knots. This storm 

will be capable of bouts of frequent lightning, blinding downpours, 

and localized wind gusts near 30 knots. 



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