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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
428 PM EST Sat Dec 13 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-
428 PM EST Sat Dec 13 2025

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

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northeast to east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 
feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 
seconds. Winds and seas higher in and around widespread showers 
and scattered thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
to northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
north to northeast near 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally 
to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 7 feet. Wave 
Detail: North to northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered 
showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Scattered showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Scattered showers. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast to east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Isolated showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 20 knots, decreasing
to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet,
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated 
showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to near
15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated 
showers.
.THURSDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers. 

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