Rain and Thunderstorms in the Southeast; A Wintry Mix in the Southern Mid-Atlantic
A frontal system is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast and Southeast, and some snow and/or freezing rain/drizzle over the southern Mid-Atlantic into the morning. A series of Clipper systems will bring periods of snow to the Northern Plains and Great Lakes over the next couple of days. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM (GMZ053) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 1027 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026 |  |
Overnight: Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming variable. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast to east 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. Thursday: West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, except building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet west of halfmoon shoal light. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 2 seconds and northeast to east 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming west to northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and northeast to east 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. Thursday Night: Northwest to north winds 25 to 30 knots, decreasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds. Friday: Northwest to north winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Friday Night: Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Saturday: Northwest to north winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Saturday Night: Northwest to north winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Sunday: North to northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Sunday Night Through Monday Night: Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM (GMZ053) | |
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