FPUS72 KKEY 160809 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 409 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-160915- 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 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 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 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 409 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... Through 515 am, isolated showers with a possible stray embedded thunderstorm will wax and wane while moving west to northwest at near 15 knots across the nearshore and offshore waters surrounding the Florida Keys. Mariners encountering the stronger activity may experience wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, reduced visibility in heavy downpours, and a possible stray lightning strike. Island communitites may observe a hundredth to a tenth of an inch of additional rainfall. $$