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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 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.

GMZ005-141500-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to occasionally fresh northeast to east
breezes will continue through this morning before slowly
diminishing. High pressure will slide into the western Atlantic,
and remain in place through the middle of the week. This will
result in fluctuating easterly moderate to modestly fresh breezes.
Thereafter, a secondary high pressure moving in from the Central
Plains will gradually fill in across the Gulf of Mexico. This will
briefly result in slackening breezes for the end of the week.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently
unavailable.

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GMZ031-141500-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
light to moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
near 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light to moderate
chop, becoming a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots,
decreasing to near 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy,
becoming a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
becoming choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light
to moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to near 10 knots.
Bay waters becoming a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light
chop.

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GMZ032-035-141500-
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-
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore
waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2
to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to
moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas building to 2 to
3 feet. Nearshore waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3
to 4 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
except 3 to 4 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet, except subsiding to 2 to 3 feet west of the
Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet,
except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to near 10 knots.
Seas subsiding to around 1 foot, except subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters becoming a light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop.

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GMZ042>044-141500-
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-
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
except 3 to 4 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters
a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop,
becoming a light to moderate chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to
moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
except building to 3 to 4 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light.
Nearshore waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore
waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Nearshore waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters choppy, becoming
a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
except 3 to 4 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters
a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light chop.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-141500-
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-
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas building to 4 to
6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ033-034-141500-
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-
418 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots, becoming east and
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, briefly decreasing to near
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2
feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1
to 2 feet, building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds increasing to near 15
knots. Seas building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet.

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