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Short Term Forecast

National Weather Service Key West FL

405 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025



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Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-

Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood

Sound-

Bayside and Gulf side 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-

Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-

Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal

out to 5 Fathoms-

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-

Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal

out to the reef-

Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-

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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas

out 20 NM-

Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-

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-

Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas

20 to 60 NM out-

Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West

405 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025



.NOW...

Through 500 PM, scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two will 

move east northeastward at 10 to 15 mph through the coastal waters 

of the Florida Keys, especially across the southeastern Gulf, and 

along a reverse cloud line in and near the island chain from Ramrod 

through Key Largo. The thunderstorms will be capable of brief bouts 

of lightning, periods of blinding downpours, and localized wind gusts

near 25 mph. Any island location along this stretch may be affected 

by this activity and an additional quarter to one half of an inch of 

rainfall.



We are watching relic outflows spilling south towards the Lower 

Keys, that may turn into triggering mechanisms for additional showers

or storms over the next hour or two.



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