Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East
A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef (GMZ042) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 428 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 |  |
| Tonight: East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Sunday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Sunday Night: Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming south to southwest. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Monday: Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west to northwest 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming choppy. Isolated showers. Monday Night: Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. West of cosgrove shoal light, seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Nearshore waters very rough, becoming extremely rough. Isolated showers early. Tuesday: North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north to northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, except 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. Nearshore waters very rough, becoming choppy. Tuesday Night: North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. Nearshore waters choppy. Wednesday: Northeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. Wednesday Night: North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to north 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except around 3 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming choppy. Isolated showers. Thursday: Northwest to north winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. Nearshore waters choppy. Thursday Night: Northwest to north winds near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, except 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. Nearshore waters choppy. | |
| Zone Forecast: Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef (GMZ042) | |
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