FPUS72 KKEY 021217 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 817 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 FLZ076-GMZ031>033-042-052-072-021330- Monroe Upper 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- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo 817 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .NOW... Through 930 am, isolated showers and thunderstorms will move north around 10 knots through the offshore Gulf waters, mainly from north of Smith Shoal Light through waters east of the P and T Towers. Mariners encountering this activity can expect brief moderate to heavy rainfall reducing visibilities, wind gusts to near 25 knots, and a few lightning strikes. Additional isolated showers will be found across the eastern Straits of Florida mainly offshore Alligator Reef and Davis Reef Lights, and in eastern Florida Bay. $$