####018000956#### FPUS72 KKEY 222223 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 623 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 GMZ034-054-055-074-075-222330- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 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- 623 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 .NOW... Through 730 pm, scattered showers with a few embedded thunderstorms, will move northeastward at 20 knots, through the offshore Florida Straits from the Marquesas Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The stronger activity will produce wind gusts near 30 knots, blinding downpours, and a few lightning strikes. $$