| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM (GMZ055) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 428 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026 | |
| Today: Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast to east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Tonight: East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east to southeast. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Wednesday: East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east to southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Wednesday Night: East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Thursday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Thursday Night: Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Friday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. Friday Night: East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast to south and increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Saturday: Southeast to south winds near 15 knots, becoming east to southeast and decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Saturday Night: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM (GMZ055) | |
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