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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 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.

GMZ005-221445-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak area of low pressure in the vicinity of the
Bahamas will continue to decay as it slides northeastward in the
North Atlantic. As an expansive ridge of high pressure builds in
its wake, light and variable breezes will gradually clock around
to the east to southeast through Saturday, then to the southeast
to south on Sunday.

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.

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GMZ031-221445-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

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

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GMZ032-035-221445-
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-
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming east to
southeast near 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, building to around 1
foot. Nearshore waters smooth. becoming a light chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas 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 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters
a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots, becoming
southeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters
smooth, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast
to south 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, building to 1 to 2
feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate
chop. Isolated showers.

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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-
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming east near
10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, building to around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop,
becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a
light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas subsiding to 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, building to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a
light chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast
to south 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2
feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate
chop. Isolated showers.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-221445-
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-
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...East winds near 5 knots, increasing to near 10 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2
feet at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4
seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4
seconds. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated
showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing
to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots,
increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast to south. Seas around 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers.

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GMZ033-034-221445-
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-
433 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Northwest to north 1
foot at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest to north 1
foot at 4 seconds and east 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots,
increasing to near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered
showers.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast to
south near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot, subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots,
becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, building to
around 1 foot. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast
to south 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2
feet. Isolated showers.

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