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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
417 AM EDT Sat May 9 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 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 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 
feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Seas subsiding to around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
to southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east to
southeast near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas subsiding to 1
to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. A 
slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots. Seas around
1 foot. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. 

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