####018001799#### FPUS72 KKEY 190705 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 305 AM EDT Tue Mar 19 2024 FLZ078-GMZ034-035-042>044-052>055-072>075-190815- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key West 305 AM EDT Tue Mar 19 2024 .NOW... Through 400 am, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will move east northeast near 20 knots across Hawk Channel, the Straits of Florida out to 60 nm south, and parts of the Lower Keys. Mariners may encounter reduced visibilities in moderate to heavy downpours, wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. On land, areas from Key West to Cudjoe Key may see rainfall amounts up to one half inch. $$ Jacobson