FPUS72 KKEY 272305 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 705 PM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 GMZ033>035-044-280015- 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 west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 705 PM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 .NOW... Through 800 pm, scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will meander over the near through offshore Gulf waters near and north of Rebecca Shoal and the Dry Tortugas. The stronger of the activity will produce blinding downpours, wind gusts 20 to 25 knots, and a rare lightning strike. $$