####018001519#### FPUS72 KKEY 110757 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 357 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 FLZ076-078-GMZ035-042-044-052>054-072>074-110900- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- 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 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 and Key West 357 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .NOW... Through 500 am, scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm or two will continue to develop and decay as they move north to northeastward at near 10 knots across the Florida Keys and coastal waters south of the Island Chain. Mariners encountering the stronger activity, currently southeast of the Upper Keys in the Florida Straits, can expect heavy downpours reducing visibilities, wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, and a lightning strike or two. $$