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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

759 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024



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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 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-

Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West

759 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024



.NOW...

Through 900 AM, areas of light rain with will move northeast to east

across the Upper Keys and surrounding coastal waters. Mariners in 

the vicinity of this activity can expect wind gusts near 30 knots and

visibility reduced to 2 miles in heavy downpours. On land, island 

communities may receive up to an additional tenth of an inch of 

rainfall.



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