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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
431 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 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-
431 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

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