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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. $$
GMZ075-100330- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF AROUND 2 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET LATE. NEARSHORE WATERS A MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FEET WEST OF REBECCA SHOAL LIGHT. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FEET WEST OF REBECCA SHOAL LIGHT. SEAS HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. THURSDAY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING TO NEAR 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET WEST OF REBECCA SHOAL LIGHT. 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. 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. $$
