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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 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.

GMZ005-060230-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak area of high pressure centered southwest of
Bermuda will slowly slide eastward in the North Atlantic,
resulting in light to gentle east to southeast breezes through
Thursday night. Winds may freshen out of the south late this
weekend into early next week, as pressures fall in the
northwestern Caribbean Sea.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of June 4,
2024...

57 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
41 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
38 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
37 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
33 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
7  NM South of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
5  NM South of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in
Key West.

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GMZ031-060230-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay
waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
near 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light
chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay
waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds near 10 knots. Bay
waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a
light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots,
increasing to near 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop,
becoming a moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.

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GMZ032-035-060230-
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-
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light chop,
becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots,
becoming south and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots,
increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a
light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ042>044-060230-
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-
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing
to near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to
moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-060230-
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-
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10
knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots,
increasing to near 10 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, increasing
to 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots,
increasing to near 15 knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ033-034-060230-
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-
422 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas subsiding to around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East
to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming west to
northwest. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
south to southwest. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South to southwest winds near 5 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
south and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2
feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots,
increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.

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BT/JR