Expires:202507101430;;176429 FZUS52 KKEY 100216 CWFKEY 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. GMZ052>055-072>075-101430- 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. $$