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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
421 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

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 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 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-
421 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near
10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: 
West 1 foot at 2 seconds and east to southeast 1 foot at 4 
seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...West winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...West to northwest winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: West to northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to
southeast. Seas around 1 foot. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 
knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance 
of showers. 

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