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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
417 PM EST Thu Dec 11 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-
417 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

.TONIGHT...North to northeast winds near 10 knots, becoming
northeast to east. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 
feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 2 feet at 5 seconds and 
northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
building to around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds 
and northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. 
Scattered showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to 5 to 
10 knots. Seas around 3 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Numerous 
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered 
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 15 knots, increasing
to near 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, 
occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated showers. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 
to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Isolated showers. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. 

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