Boating conditions · today
Key West Boating Conditions Today
Key West · Florida
Key West · today
CAUTION
CAUTION today for a typical 25 to 35 ft center console.
Seas forecast for this hour are 5 ft, past the GO line (3 ft), at the NO-GO line (5 ft). Slight chance of storms.
- Wind15 kt
- SeasCAUTION5 ft
- StormsCAUTIONIn the forecast
- RainWeather Service: a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms, mainly late
- Wind vs current0.8 kt, opposing
Scored for a typical 25 to 35 ft center console: CAUTION above 15 kt or 3 ft seas, NO-GO above 22 kt or 5 ft seas. Yours is scored on your boat and the limits you set.
Wind
SourceScored on the Weather Service's 15 kt
Seas
Weather Service Forecast
Weather Service, Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef, issued 10:23 pm: Overnight: Southeast to south winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms, mainly late.
Your Boat, Your Limits
Today’s status for Key West is for a typical 25 to 35 ft center console. Your briefing scores Key West against your boat and the limits you set, hour by hour, and gives you GO, CAUTION or NO-GO with the key factors behind it.
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What Drives the Day on the Water
Wind (sustained and gusts) is the single biggest driver of a rough, wet ride and of a Small Craft Advisory. Seas (wave height plus period: a short, steep 4 ft chop beats you up worse than a long 4 ft swell). Fog (losing the shoreline and other traffic is a real hazard under way). Lightning (thunderstorms on an open boat are a reason to stay in). These are read live from official marine forecasts, nearby buoys, and modeled swell, and refresh through the day.