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 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
 Short Term Forecast
 Hazardous Weather Outlook
 
 
 GMZ005-100330-
 SYNOPSIS FOR KEYS COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS
 430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL RACE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF
 MEXICO TODAY...AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TONIGHT. AN AREA OF
 HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
 STATES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL
 DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT...AND MOVE QUICKLY
 EASTWARD ON FRIDAY...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT LIKELY PASSING THROUGH
 THE KEYS FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
 THE APPROXIMATE SHOREWARD EDGE OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF FEBRUARY
 8TH...
 
 29 NM S OF DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT...ON LOGGERHEAD KEY.
 24 NM S OF COSGROVE SHOAL LIGHT...OFF THE MARQUESAS KEYS.
 32 NM S OF SAND KEY LIGHT...OFF KEY WEST.
 32 NM S OF LOOE KEY...OFF BIG PINE KEY.
 17 NM S OF SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT...OFF MARATHON.
 17 NM SE OF ALLIGATOR REEF LIGHT...OFF ISLAMORADA.
 15 NM SE OF MOLASSES REEF LIGHT...OFF KEY LARGO.
 12 NM E OF CARYSFORT REEF LIGHT...OFF OCEAN REEF.
 
 GULF STREAM INFORMATION COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
 
 $$
 



     GMZ031-100330-  FLORIDA BAY-  430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING WINDS    TONIGHT  SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO  NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING ROUGH. SCATTERED  SHOWERS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.  WEDNESDAY  NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY...  DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH...  BECOMING CHOPPY.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20  KNOTS...INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY  WATERS BECOMING ROUGH.  THURSDAY  NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY...DECREASING TO 10  TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH...BECOMING A  LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.  THURSDAY NIGHT  NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT  TO MODERATE CHOP.  FRIDAY  EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND  INCREASING TO NEAR 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A  LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  FRIDAY NIGHT  WINDS SHIFTING WEST NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR  20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS BECOMING ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  SATURDAY  NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY.  SUNDAY  NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    $$  

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