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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1016 PM 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.


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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 Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas 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-
1016 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 
feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
around 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers and 
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 
feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, 
becoming east to southeast. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms. 

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