Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week
Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out (GMZ074) Issued by: National Weather Service Key West, FL Last Update: 429 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 |  |
| Tonight: East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunday: East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Monday: East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Monday Night: East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday: East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday And Thursday Night: East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and t-storms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out (GMZ074) | |
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