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246 FPUS72 KKEY 212300 NOWKEY SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 FLZ076-077-GMZ031-042-052-072-220000- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD SOUND-HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE VICINITY OF OCEAN REEF IN THE UPPER KEYS. MOTION OF THESE SHOWERS IS A SLOW DRIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 5 KNOTS. THROUGH 8 PM...MARINERS WHO ENCOUNTER THESE SHOWERS MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS WITH BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE UPPER KEYS MAY SEE PERSISTENT RAINS WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. $$ FLZ078-GMZ032-035-043-044-053-054-220000- MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY WEST 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .NOW... ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS SURROUND THE ISLAND CHAIN. THROUGH 8 PM... MARINERS WHO ENCOUNTER ONE OF THESE SHOWERS...MAINLY BETWEEN KEY WEST AND SMITH SHOAL LIGHT...AND NORTH OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE MAY SEE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH MINOR REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY...AND WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 KNOTS. $$ MSB