Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads
Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 431 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026 | |
| Tonight: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. Friday: East to southeast winds decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west to northwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Friday Night: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas subsiding to around 1 foot. Wave detail: east to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west to northwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Saturday: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, decreasing to near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. Saturday Night: Northeast to east winds increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. Sunday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Sunday Night: Northeast winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. Monday: Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Monday Night: Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. Tuesday: Northeast to east winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers. Tuesday Night: Northeast to east winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers. | |
| Zone Forecast: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034) | |
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