FPUS72 KKEY 271426 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1026 AM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 GMZ033-034-055-074-075-271600- 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- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- 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- 1026 AM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 .NOW... Through 1200 pm, scattered showers and a rare, brief isolated thunderstorm will move to the west to northwest at near 15 knots through the offshore marine zones west of the Lower Keys, including the western Straits of Florida and the southeastern Gulf and the Dry Tortugas. The stronger of the activity will produce heavy downpours reducing visibility, wind gusts near 25 knots, and a few lightning strikes. $$