####018002144#### FPUS72 KKEY 100451 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1251 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-100600- 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- 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 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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1251 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .NOW... Through 200 am, widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to wax and wane as they track generally west to northwestward at near 10 knots across the Florida Keys and the adjacent nearshore and offshore waters. Island locations may receive up to a couple tenths of an inch of rain. The stronger activity will produce wind gusts 20 to 25 knots, moderate to heavy downpours limiting visibility, and a few cloud to surface lightning strikes. $$ MC