Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
584 FZUS52 KKEY 300233 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 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. GMZ005-300845- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will meander in the western North Atlantic about halfway between the northwestern Bahamas and Bermuda through mid-week. As this high weakens slowly, east to southeast breezes will slacken to gentle to moderate. Another high moving across the eastern United States mid to late week will phase with the current high over the Atlantic. This high will result in undulations in the northeast to east breezes late week and into the weekend. Breezes will tend to peak overnight, then lull during the afternoon. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently unavailable. $$ GMZ031-300845- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east and increasing to near 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ032-035-300845- 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- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. West of the Marquesas Keys, seas 3 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. West of the Marquesas Keys, seas 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot, except 1 to 2 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, becoming east and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 foot, except building to 1 to 2 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, except around 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ042-300845- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers. .WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east and increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ043-044-300845- 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- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ052-072-300845- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Scattered showers. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots, becoming east. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds near 15 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ053>055-073>075-300845- 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 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- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds near 15 knots, becoming northeast to east. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ033-034-300845- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 1033 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 1 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. $$ CLR