Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm
A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 429 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 | |
Tonight: Northwest to north winds near 10 knots, becoming west to northwest 10 to 15 knots late. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northwest to north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. Saturday: Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 30 to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds. Widespread showers. Saturday Night: Northwest winds near 35 knots, decreasing to 30 to 35 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet, building to 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Wave detail: northwest 14 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northwest 15 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. Sunday: Northwest to north winds near 30 knots, decreasing to near 25 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Sunday Night: Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Monday: North winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to near 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Monday Night: North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wednesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. Wednesday Night: North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west to northwest near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. | |
| Zone Forecast: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034) | |
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