Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
967 FZUS52 KKEY 260829 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico, 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. GMZ005-261430- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle breezes generally out of the southeast to south will continue through today, and will periodically become variable in direction due to the light nature and effects of daytime heating. High pressure will gradually shift east today through Monday. This will allow for breezes to modestly surge during the overnights tonight and Monday and lull each afternoon. As this high slides further east on Tuesday, breezes will slacken and will go light and variable at times. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 15, 2024... 49 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 32 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 24 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 27 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 29 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 8 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 3 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Key West. $$ GMZ031-261430- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds near 5 knots early, becoming south and increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots, decreasing to near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming smooth. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ032-035-261430- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast to south. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to near 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, building to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth, becoming a light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to near 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 1 foot, subsiding to 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot, subsiding to 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...East winds near 5 knots, becoming north to northeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. $$ GMZ042>044-261430- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to south and increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, building to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth, becoming a light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to near 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and decreasing to near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-261430- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 1 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming variable. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming northeast to east and increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ033-034-261430- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 429 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast and increasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and decreasing to near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...North to northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. .THURSDAY...North winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. $$ MJV