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FPUS72 KKEY 202132
NOWKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
532 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-035-042>044-052>054-202245-
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 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-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
532 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMPACTING THE FLORIDA
KEYS...AS WELL AS NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS SURROUNDING THE
ISLAND CHAIN. THE STRONGEST SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE
GULF SIDE WATERS NORTH OF THE MIDDLE KEYS...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
FLORIDA BAY. THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS. THROUGH 630 PM...THE STRONGEST SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
LIGHTING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HEAVY
RAIN...TEMPORARILY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO 2 MILES OR LESS. OVER
LAND...THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE RAINFALL WILL BE FROM LONG KEY TO
SUGARLOAF KEY WITH TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH IN SOME
LOCATIONS.
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MSB