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: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 426 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 |  |
Today: North winds near 10 knots, becoming northwest to north and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: north to northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. Tonight: Northwest to north winds near 10 knots, becoming west to northwest. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northwest to north 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. Saturday: West to northwest winds near 15 knots, becoming northwest and increasing to 30 to 35 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave detail: west 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming west to northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Saturday Night: Northwest to north winds near 35 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. Isolated showers. Sunday: Northwest to north winds 30 to 35 knots, decreasing to near 25 knots. Seas 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Isolated showers. Sunday Night: Northwest to north winds near 25 knots, decreasing to near 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 12 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Monday: North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north to northeast and decreasing to near 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Monday Night: North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Tuesday: Northeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday Night: Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (GMZ034) | |
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