FPUS72 KKEY 031304 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 904 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-042-043-053-054-073-074-031415- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound-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- 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 Key Largo and Marathon 904 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .NOW... Through 1000 am, isolated showers will move eastward at 5 knots along a broken line from Florida Bay to the Straits, south of the Lower Keys, including portions of the Upper Keys. Stronger activity will bring moderate to heavy downpours, reducing visibility, wind gusts up to 25 knots, and occasional lightning strikes. Island communities in the Upper Keys may receive a quick quarter-inch of rainfall accumulation. $$ CLR