880 FPUS72 KKEY 092027 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 427 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-092130- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico 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 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 427 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .NOW... Through 5:30 PM...A line of numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue to move north at 35 to 40 mph across the lower to middle Keys and the surrounding waters, impacting northern and eastern portions of Key West through 4:30 PM and the remaining Keys between 4:30 and 5:30 pm and possibly longer near Islamorada. Mariners and residents should be alert for occasional strong gusty winds 35 to 45 mph and occasional lightning strikes in fast moving showers and thunderstorms. $$ TD