FPUS72 KKEY 030851 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 451 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-053-054-073-074-031030- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 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 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 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 Marathon and Key West 451 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .NOW... Through 630 am, scattered showers will drift slowly east or remain nearly stationary across portions of Florida Bay, the nearshore Gulf waters, Hawk Channel, central Florida Straits, and the Lower and Middle Keys. The stronger activity will produce moderate to heavy downpours reducing visibility and wind gusts up to 20 knots. An occasional lightning strike cannot be ruled out. $$