Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key Marine Forecast
| Overnight...North To Northeast Winds Near 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet, Except Building To 2 To 3 Feet West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore Waters A Light Chop, Becoming A Light To Moderate Chop. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms. |
| Wednesday...Northwest To North Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet, Except 2 To 3 Feet West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore Waters A Light To Moderate Chop. Isolated Showers. |
| Wednesday Night...Northwest Winds Near 15 Knots, Increasing To 15 To 20 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet, Except 2 To 3 Feet West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore Waters A Moderate Chop, Becoming Choppy. Isolated Showers. |
| Thursday...Northwest Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light, Seas 3 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet, Building To 5 To 6 Feet, Occasionally To 8 Feet In The Afternoon. Nearshore Waters Choppy. |
| Thursday Night...Northwest To North Winds 15 To 20 Knots, Decreasing To 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet, Except 4 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore Waters Choppy, Becoming A Light To Moderate Chop. |
| Friday...North Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Decreasing To Near 10 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet, Except Subsiding To 3 To 4 Feet, Occasionally To 5 Feet West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore Waters A Light To Moderate Chop. |
| Friday Night...North To Northeast Winds Near 10 Knots, Decreasing To 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet, Except Subsiding To 2 To 3 Feet West Of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore Waters A Light Chop, Becoming Smooth To A Light Chop. |
| Saturday And Saturday Night...Northeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet. Nearshore Waters Smooth To A Light Chop. |
| Sunday...North To Northeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To Near 10 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet. Nearshore Waters Smooth To A Light Chop, Becoming A Light Chop. |
| Sunday Night...Northwest To North Winds Near 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet, Building To 2 To 3 Feet. Nearshore Waters A Light Chop, Becoming A Light To Moderate Chop. Isolated Showers. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1037pm EDT Tuesday Oct 28 2025 Issued at 936pm EDT Tuesday Oct 28 2025 Hurricane Melissa will continue to march northeastward and move across eastern Cuba beginning late tonight. This track will keep Melissa from having any direct impacts on the Keys. However, there may be some lingering effects over the next few hours due to a confluent zone setting up across our area, between Melissa to our southeast and ridging across the Gulf. Current radar imagery indicated a spotty band of showers stretching from the vicinity of the Upper Keys to the outer southwestern Florida Straits. A number of island locations in the Middle and Upper Keys have been affected by some of this activity through the evening. As Melissa lifts further northeast, weak high pressure will be shoved southeastward closer to the Keys by a cold front advancing across the northwestern Gulf. This lead to winds backing further north and strengthen slightly. This will both push the confluence zone out into the Straits and let surface dew points drift downwards into the lower to mid 70s. As a result, drier conditions are expected late tonight, but in the meantime, current activity justifies holding slight chance Probability of Precipitation for the overnight. Expect overnight lows to settle in the mid to upper 70s. Marine Issued at 936pm EDT Tuesday Oct 28 2025 Hurricane Melissa will continue to lift northeastward and move across eastern Cuba late tonight into tomorrow, and across the southeastern Bahamas tomorrow into tomorrow night. Melissa will not have any direct effects on Keys waters overnight. Meanwhile, ridging over the Gulf will result in modest freshening of northerly flow through the overnight period. No cautions or advisories are expected for the immediate term. Have adjusted first period wind transitional wording in the evening marine update. NOAA Key West FL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories FL...None. GM...None. |
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