####018001251#### FPUS72 KKEY 221309 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 909 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-221415- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- 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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 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 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 909 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 .NOW... Through 1000 AM, areas of light rain with will move northeast to east across coastal waters west of the Island Chain. Mariners in the vicinity of this activity can expect wind gusts near 30 knots and visibility reduced to 2 miles in heavy downpours. $$