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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Key West FL
425 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 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-
425 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR INCREASING WINDS...

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15
to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building 
to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East to 
southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, 
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: 
East to southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers and 
isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, 
occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing 10 to 15 
knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to
3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated 
showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
subsiding to around 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 
to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

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