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Rip Current Statement issued March 11 at 1:55AM EDT until March 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL | ||
NWS Miami FL | ||
Category | Certainty | Severity |
Met | Likely | Moderate |
Status | Urgency | Category |
Actual | Expected | Met |
Effective | Ends | Expires |
03/11/2025 01:55 AM | 03/11/2025 08:00 PM | 03/11/2025 08:00 PM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Collier County. * WHEN...Now through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |

Hourly Forecast

Tue, 07:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph N

Tue, 08:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph N

Tue, 09:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph N

Tue, 10:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph N

Tue, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 12 mph N

Tue, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 12 mph N

Tue, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 12 mph N

Tue, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 12 mph NW

Tue, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 12 mph NW

Tue, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph NW

Tue, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph NW

Tue, 06:00 PM
ClearWinds: 13 mph NW

Tue, 07:00 PM
ClearWinds: 12 mph NW

Tue, 08:00 PM
ClearWinds: 10 mph NW

Tue, 09:00 PM
ClearWinds: 10 mph NW

Tue, 10:00 PM
ClearWinds: 10 mph NW

Tue, 11:00 PM
ClearWinds: 9 mph NW

Wed, 12:00 AM
ClearWinds: 8 mph N

Wed, 01:00 AM
ClearWinds: 8 mph N

Wed, 02:00 AM
ClearWinds: 7 mph N

Wed, 03:00 AM
ClearWinds: 7 mph N

Wed, 04:00 AM
ClearWinds: 7 mph N

Wed, 05:00 AM
ClearWinds: 6 mph N

Wed, 06:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 6 mph N

















Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
Fresh to strong northwesterly breezes in the wake of the cold frontal passage yesterday afternoon and evening will gradually slacken today. High pressure over the Gulf will slide eastward throughout the work week, with gentle to moderate breezes clocking around to the northeast, then east, and then to southeast. As a second, stronger high builds in the western North Atlantic, southeasterly breezes will freshen for Saturday and Saturday night.
Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of America, including The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Wave Detail will include details about the period and direction of origin for the highest energy waves. Long-period swells coming from a different direction than the wind would be included in the Wave Detail. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of March 8. 35 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light.on Loggerhead Key. 19 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light.off the Marquesas Keys. 16 NM South of Sand Key Light.off Key West. 8 NM South of Looe Key.off Big Pine Key. 8 NM South of Sombrero Key Light.off Marathon. 7 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light.off Islamorada. 6 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light.off Key Largo. 3 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light.off Ocean Reef. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Key West based on products from the Real Time Ocean Forecast System and NASA SPoRT.