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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound (GMZ031) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 454 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Thursday: East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Thursday Night: East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Isolated showers. Friday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. Friday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. Saturday: Southeast winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers. Saturday Night: Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. Sunday: Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Isolated showers. Sunday Night: Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. Monday: Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. Monday Night: Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. | |
| Zone Forecast: Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound (GMZ031) | |
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