GMZ005-101030-
 SYNOPSIS FOR KEYS COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS
 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE SOUTH INTO THE FLORIDA
 STRAITS OVERNIGHT. 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 10,
 2010...
 
 29 NM S OF DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT...ON LOGGERHEAD KEY.
 18 NM S OF COSGROVE SHOAL LIGHT...OFF THE MARQUESAS KEYS.
 20 NM S OF SAND KEY LIGHT...OFF KEY WEST.
 37 NM S OF LOOE KEY...OFF BIG PINE KEY.
 26 NM S OF SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT...OFF MARATHON.
 21 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.
 
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 GMZ052>054-072>074-101030-
 OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
 CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
 WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
 OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
 CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
 WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT
 

 OVERNIGHT
 NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BEYOND
 THE REEF 4 TO 6 FEET LATE. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET.
 NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THEREAFTER.

 WEDNESDAY
 NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS
 BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 7 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET.
 NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS
 BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 7 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET.
 NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH.

 THURSDAY
 NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY EARLY...DECREASING
 TO NEAR 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF SUBSIDING TO
 3 TO 5 FEET. SEAS HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF
 SUBSIDING TO AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH...BECOMING A
 MODERATE CHOP.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS BEYOND THE
 REEF 2 TO 4 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS
 A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.

 FRIDAY
 EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND
 INCREASING TO NEAR 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 3
 TO 5 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A
 MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 WINDS SHIFTING WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
 NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS
 BECOMING ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

 SATURDAY
 NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS
 BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 7 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET.
 NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY.

 SUNDAY
 NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 3 TO 5
 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A
 MODERATE CHOP.
 
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