####018001645#### FPUS72 KKEY 290916 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 516 AM EDT Wed Oct 29 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-042>044-052>054-072>074-291030- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 516 AM EDT Wed Oct 29 2025 .NOW... Through 6 AM EDT, scattered showers will continue to track south to southwestward at 5 to 10 knots along the island chain and nearby waters, including the Florida Straits south of the island chain. The stronger activity will produce wind gusts near 20 knots and blinding downpours. Rainfall amounts of a quarter to one half of an inch will be possible, particularly from Marathon through Islamorada. $$