959 FPUS72 KKEY 301252 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 752 AM EST Tue Dec 30 2025 GMZ042-052>054-072>075-301400- 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 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 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- 752 AM EST Tue Dec 30 2025 .NOW... Through 0900 AM, a line of shallow showers on the leading edge of a cold front will quickly transit across eastern Hawk Channel and the Straits of Florida. The line will continue moving southeastward at 15 to 20 knots. Mariners encountering this line of showers may experience showers will be capable of brief periods of light rainfall with wind gusts near 25 knots. $$