Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday
Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. 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: 1018 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026 |  |
| Overnight: East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Thursday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. wave detail: east to southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Thursday Night: East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet. Wave detail: east to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Friday: Southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Friday Night: East winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Saturday: Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming variable and decreasing to near 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Saturday Night: Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Sunday: Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest to west and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 1 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. Sunday Night: Northwest winds near 15 knots, becoming northwest to north and increasing to near 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. Monday: North winds near 25 knots, decreasing to near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Monday Night: North winds near 20 knots. Seas subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM (GMZ053) | |
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