Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm
A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out (GMZ072) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 517 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 | |
Today: Northwest to north winds 25 to 30 knots early, decreasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave detail: northwest 12 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northwest 10 feet at 10 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. Tonight: Northwest to north winds near 20 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: northwest 8 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. Monday: North winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to near 15 knots. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northwest 6 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Monday Night: North to northeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Tuesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday Night: Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. Wednesday: Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated showers. Wednesday Night: North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. Thursday: Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet, building to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Isolated showers. Thursday Night: Northwest to north winds increasing to near 20 knots. Seas building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out (GMZ072) | |
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