Expires:202506041800;Remove:202506041800;690511 FPUS72 KKEY 041652 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1252 PM EDT Wed Jun 4 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-041800- 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 1252 PM EDT Wed Jun 4 2025 .NOW... Through 200 PM EDT, clusters of showers and thunderstorms will continue to move north at near 15 knots through the nearshore and offshore waters surrounding the Florida Keys. Showers are clustered in two locations, one south of the Middle Keys and the other over the waters west and north of the Marquesas Keys. Mariners encountering this activity may experience blinding downpours, occasional lightning strikes, and gusts up to near 25 knots. Island communities in the Lower and Middle Keys may see new rainfall accumulations up to a tenth of an inch. $$ AJP