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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1027 PM EST Tue Dec 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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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-
1027 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS DECREASE...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots early, decreasing to 
10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet. West
of Cosgrove Shoal Light, seas 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 
feet. Nearshore waters choppy, becoming a light to moderate chop 
late. Scattered showers, mainly early.
.WEDNESDAY...North to northeast winds near 10 knots, becoming
northwest to north and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to
a light chop. Isolated showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 10 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters 
a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated 
showers.
.THURSDAY...North winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light chop. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 
to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...North to northeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 
feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near
15 knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet, except building to 3 to 4
feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters a light to 
moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers.

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