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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1026 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef
to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of
America, including The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Wave Detail will include details about the period and direction
of origin for the highest energy waves. Long-period swells coming
from a different direction than the wind would be included in the
Wave Detail.


GMZ042>044-100230-
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-
1026 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
and decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore 
waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a 
light chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered showers and 
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds increasing to 10 to 15 
knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters becoming a 
light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to near 10 knots. 
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters becoming a light chop. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth 
to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms. 

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