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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
419 AM EST Sun Dec 7 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-
419 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots, briefly
increasing to near 10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 1 foot. 
Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated 
showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest to west
near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Wave 
Detail: Southeast to south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest to west winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Wave 
Detail: Southwest to west 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds near 15 knots, becoming 
northwest to north 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 3 to 
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10
to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, becoming west
to northwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 
5 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds increasing to 10 to 15 
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. 
.THURSDAY...North to northeast winds decreasing to near 10 knots.
Seas subsiding to around 2 feet. Isolated showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds decreasing to 5 to 10 
knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated showers. 

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