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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 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.

Wave Detail will include details about the period and direction
of origin for the highest energy waves. Long-period swells coming
from a different direction than the wind would be included in the
Wave Detail.

GMZ005-150845-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Light, and at times, variable breezes will continue
through Thursday across the Florida Keys coastal waters. An upper
level trough will amplify and slowly slide southward towards the
Florida Peninsula next week. This will likely bring elevated rain
and thunder chances back to the Keys, although confidence in the
extended forecast is quite low.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as
of September 10...

47 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
27 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
22 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
19 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
18 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
10 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
 6 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.
 4 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic
Office.

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GMZ031-150845-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest to
west. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots.
Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Bay
waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay
waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots,
becoming southwest to west. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming
southeast. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots,
becoming southwest to west. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ032-035-150845-
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-
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest to
west near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to
a light chop, becoming smooth. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots.
Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming variable.
Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming east to
southeast. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots,
becoming variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming west to
northwest. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ042>044-150845-
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-
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest to
west late. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming variable.
Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest.
Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Seas 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming east to
southeast. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT..Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest
to west. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-150845-
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-
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming south to
southwest. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 1
foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3
seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming south to
southwest. Seas around 1 foot, except building to 1 to 3 feet off
the Upper Keys due to northerly swell. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South to southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas around 1 foot, except 1 to 3 feet off the Upper
Keys due to northerly swell. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming east to
southeast. Seas around 1 foot, except 1 to 3 feet off the Upper
Keys due to northerly swell. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1
foot, except 1 to 3 feet off the Upper Keys due to northerly
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1
to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet off the Upper Keys due to northerly
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds near 5 knots. Seas subsiding to around 1
foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
variable near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest to north winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
north to northeast and decreasing to near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest
to west. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.

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GMZ033-034-150845-
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-
1032 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest to
west. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: West to northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming variable.
Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: West to northwest 1 foot at 5
seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest
to west. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West to northwest 1
foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming northwest
to north. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
east. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, increasing to 5
to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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