FPUS72 KKEY 280015 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 815 PM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 GMZ033>035-044-054-055-280115- 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- 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- 815 PM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 .NOW... Through 900 pm, scattered showers and possibly an embedded thunderstorm will meander over 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 potentially a rare lightning strike. $$