Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm
A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. 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: 1029 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 |  |
Overnight: Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. Friday: North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: north to northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Friday Night: Northwest to north winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north to northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. Saturday: West to northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to near 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. numerous showers. Saturday Night: Northwest winds near 35 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. Scattered showers. Sunday: Northwest to north winds 30 to 35 knots, decreasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. isolated showers. Sunday Night: Northwest to north winds near 25 knots, decreasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Monday: North winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Monday Night: North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Tuesday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Tuesday Night: Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 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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