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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 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.

GMZ005-290900-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A low level ridge axis lifting north over the Florida
Peninsula will shift light to gentle breezes to the east through
Saturday. Breezes will freshen and veer Saturday evening resulting
in gentle to moderate east to southeast breezes through Wednesday.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of June 24...

65 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
28 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
16 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
11 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
11 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
17 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
11 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in
Key West.

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GMZ031-290900-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate
chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light
to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots.
Bay waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light
chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light
chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay
waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to
moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

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GMZ032-035-290900-
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-
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light
chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore
waters a light to moderate chop. Numerous showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1
foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.

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GMZ042>044-290900-
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-
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light
chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop,
becoming a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore
waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to
moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1
to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-290900-
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-
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 1 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4
feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2
feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2
to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

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GMZ033-034-290900-
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-
1022 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds and southeast to
south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West to northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Numerous
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Seas subsiding to 1 to
2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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