FPUS72 KKEY 020820 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 420 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-020930- Monroe Upper Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Including the Communities of Key Largo 420 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .NOW... Through 530 am, isolated showers will move northwest at near 10 knots through the eastern Straits of Florida towards the Upper Keys and its nearshore waters. Mariners encountering this activity can expect bouts of moderate to heavy rainfall reducing visibilities, wind gusts up to 20 to 25 knots, and possibly a few lightning strikes. Island communities near Key Largo may receive up to an additional quarter of an inch of rainfall. $$