FPUS72 KKEY 162002 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 402 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-162115- 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 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 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 402 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... Through 5 pm, widely scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two will move to the west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph, across the near through offshore waters surrounding the Florida Keys. On occasion, some of this activity will pass over the island chain and could bring a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rainfall accumulations, particularly in the Middle Keys. The stronger may produce wind gusts winds to near 25 mph, a few lightning strikes, and reduced visibility within moderate to brief heavy downpours. $$