Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest
Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM (GMZ054) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 432 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026 | |
| Tonight: North winds near 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast to east 1 foot at 4 seconds. Friday: North winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Friday Night: North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast to east and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. Isolated showers. Saturday: Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. Saturday Night: East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. Sunday: Southeast winds near 20 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated showers. Sunday Night: Southeast to south winds near 15 knots, becoming south to southwest. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. scattered showers. Monday: Southwest to west winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west. seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Monday Night: West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to north and decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers. Tuesday: North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday Night: North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM (GMZ054) | |
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