FPUS72 KKEY 031024 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 624 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 FLZ077-GMZ032-043-053-073-031200- Monroe Middle Keys- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon 624 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .NOW... Through 800 am, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will drift east at around 10 knots across portions of Florida Bay, the nearshore Gulf waters, central Hawk Channel, central Florida Straits, and the Middle Keys. The stronger activity will produce moderate to heavy downpours reducing visibility, wind gusts up to 25 knots, and an occasional lightning strike. Island communities in the Middle Keys may receive a quick quarter inch of rainfall accumulation. $$ MC