Small Craft Advisory
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60
NM...FLORIDA BAY...GULF WATERS FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM WEST OF
CHOKOLOSKEE TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA
KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
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.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60
NM...FLORIDA BAY...GULF WATERS FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM WEST OF
CHOKOLOSKEE TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA
KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
GMZ032-033-100330-
GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS 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
FIVE FATHOMS 3 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE. SEAS INSIDE
FIVE FATHOMS 2 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 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 FIVE FATHOMS 5 TO 8 FEET. SEAS INSIDE FIVE FATHOMS 3 TO 5
FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS BEYOND FIVE
FATHOMS 5 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE. SEAS INSIDE
FIVE FATHOMS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS
EARLY...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND
FIVE FATHOMS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS INSIDE FIVE FATHOMS 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT
TO MODERATE CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 2 TO 3 FEET.
NEARSHORE WATERS BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. NEARSHORE WATERS
BECOMING ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7
FEET...HIGHEST BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED
SHOWERS EARLY.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60
NM...FLORIDA BAY...GULF WATERS FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM WEST OF
CHOKOLOSKEE TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA
KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
GMZ052>054-072>074-100330-
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-
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.
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.
.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.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60
NM...FLORIDA BAY...GULF WATERS FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM WEST OF
CHOKOLOSKEE TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA
KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
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.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
406 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-100515-
/O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.100209T2106Z-100210T1600Z/
FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
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-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
406 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ALL KEYS WATERS.
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH OUR ENTIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 KNOTS
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HENCE...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL KEYS WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
APA
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60
NM AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE OUT
20 NM AND CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING THE
WATERS OF BISCAYNE BAY AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
SEAS ARE GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
AMZ630-100930-
BISCAYNE BAY-
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 17 TO 19 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH IN
EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60
NM AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE OUT
20 NM AND CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING THE
WATERS OF BISCAYNE BAY AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
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.
AMZ651-671-100930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 19 TO 24 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE
AND UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE
AND UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR SHORE
AND UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60
NM AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE OUT
20 NM AND CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING THE
WATERS OF BISCAYNE BAY AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
SEAS ARE GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
GMZ656-657-100930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60
NM AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE OUT
20 NM AND CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING THE
WATERS OF BISCAYNE BAY AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
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.
GMZ676-100930-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
751 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 19 TO 24 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET AND UP TO
7 TO 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. NORTHWEST SWELL AROUND 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WELL OFFSHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
642 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...ROUGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL WATERS TONIGHT...
AMZ630-101015-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
642 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER GUSTS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO
ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS ON BISCAYNE BAY. AS THE WINDS SHIFT
SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...THEN WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT
BEHIND THE FRONT...SPEEDS MAY PERSIST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
642 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...ROUGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL WATERS TONIGHT...
AMZ650-651-670-671-GMZ676-101015-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
642 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
WINDS WILL REACH 20 KNOTS OR GREATER OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS
EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS
OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT
AND UP TO 8 FEET WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
642 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...ROUGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL WATERS TONIGHT...
GMZ656-657-101015-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0051.100210T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
642 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 20 KNOTS OR GREATER THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL LAST INTO WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
432 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT.
A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS
THIS EVENING AND BE SOUTH OF THE WATERS LATER TONIGHT. BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL CREATE HIGH
SEAS AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
GMZ850-853-856-870-873-876-101100-
/O.EXT.KTBW.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100211T0300Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
432 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SOUTH THROUGH THE WATERS. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BUILD
SEAS INTO THE 5 TO 7 FOOT RANGE NEAR SHORE AND 8 TO 10 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE WHICH WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE
TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER IN THE WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
JCM/PRC
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS...MARINE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED AT LEAST
FOUR TIMES A DAY. BOATERS ON EXTENDED TRIPS SHOULD ROUTINELY MONITOR
SUBSEQUENT FORECAST ISSUANCES AND UPDATES FOR THE LATEST MARINE
WEATHER INFORMATION.
GMZ870-873-876-100400-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7
FEET...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
$$
JCM/JLC
