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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 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.

GMZ005-151500-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 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 this. 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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GMZ031-151500-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TODAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming south to
southwest. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South to southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming variable.
Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to
south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay
waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming north to
northeast. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.

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GMZ032-035-151500-
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-
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TODAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West to northwest 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 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
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 thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots. Seas 1
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North to northeast 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. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.

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GMZ042>044-151500-
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-
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TODAY...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots, becoming variable.
Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming south to
southwest. 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...Southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and 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 thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5
knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 mph, becoming southwest
to west. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-151500-
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-
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to
south. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South to southwest winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot,
except building to 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 thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas subsiding
to around 1 foot. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, becoming
variable. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming south to
southwest. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.


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GMZ033-034-151500-
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-
446 AM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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