Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics
Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out (GMZ072) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 434 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, becoming east. seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast to east 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast to east 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday: East winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Thursday: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday Night: East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Friday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Friday Night: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Saturday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Saturday Night: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out (GMZ072) | |
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