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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1019 AM 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.

GMZ005-142030-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
1019 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Light, and at times, variable breezes will continue
through Wednesday across the Florida Keys coastal waters. A
frontal boundary will slowly slide southward and potentially stall
near or just north of the Florida Keys starting late Monday. This
could bring higher rain and thunder chances back to the region,
although the extended forecast is highly uncertain.

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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GMZ031-142030-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
1019 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest. Bay
waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming variable.
Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming
southeast to south. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Bay
waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ032-035-142030-
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-
1019 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Seas 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming northwest to
north. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
northwest. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West to northwest winds near 5 knots, becoming light
and 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...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas
1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots. Seas
1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ042>044-142030-
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-
1019 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West to northwest winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to
south. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...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. Seas 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-142030-
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-
1019 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas subsiding to
around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1
foot at 7 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 1
foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. 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 northeast to
east. Seas around 1 foot, except building to 1 to 2 feet off the
Upper Keys due to northerly swell. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1
foot, except 1 to 2 feet off the Upper Keys due to northerly
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas around 1 foot, except 1 to 2 feet
off the Upper Keys due to northerly swell. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot,
except 1 to 2 feet off the Upper Keys due to northerly swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas
around 1 foot, except 1 to 2 feet off the Upper Keys due to
northerly swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot,
except 1 to 2 feet off the Upper Keys due to northerly
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot,
except 1 to 2 feet off the Upper Keys due to northerly
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ033-034-142030-
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-
1019 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Seas subsiding to around
1 foot. Wave Detail: West to northwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North to northeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
northwest to north. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: West to
northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West to northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots. Seas 1
foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to
south. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas
1 foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots, becoming east
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots. Seas 1
foot or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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BT/DP