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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1023 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 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.


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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-
1023 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to 
southeast and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot, 
building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, 
becoming a light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered
showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds increasing to 10 to 15 knots. 
Seas 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 1 to
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 near 10 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 
foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. 
Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 

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