FPUS72 KKEY 012312 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 612 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>054-072>074-020015- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America 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 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- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 612 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 .NOW... Through 700 PM, scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to the west at 10 knots through the Straits of Florida and portions of the nearshore waters near Marathon. Mariners encountering the heavier activity can expect localized wind gusts 25 to 30 knots, heavy downpours reducing visibility, and occasional lightning strikes. $$ CLR