####018001573#### FPUS72 KKEY 051255 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 855 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 FLZ077-078-GMZ032>035-043-044-053>055-075-051400- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 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 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 855 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .NOW... Through 10 am, widely scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms will move primarily northwest through the nearshore waters of the Lower Keys, and the deep Gulf waters. The stronger of the activity is capable of blinding downpours, wind gusts of near 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities of the Lower Keys may see an addtional few tenths of an inch in rainfall. $$