Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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959 FZUS52 KKEY 101425 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 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. GMZ005-102030- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate southeast to south breezes late this morning will slacken and veer to the southwest this afternoon, as high pressure over the western Atlantic moves further offshore. Winds will continue to veer around the compass during the weekend as a weak frontal boundary moves down the Florida peninsula. The front will dissipate near the Keys waters on Sunday, then gentle to moderate southeast breezes will resume early next week as another high pressure area moves over the western Atlantic. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 07, 2024... 54 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 30 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 13 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 8 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 8 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 8 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 9 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Key West. $$ GMZ031-102030- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest to west 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. .SATURDAY...West winds near 10 knots, increasing to near 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light chop, becoming a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds near 15 knots, becoming northwest near 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters a moderate chop, becoming a light chop. .SUNDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming south to southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, becoming smooth to a light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ032-035-102030- 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- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest to west 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest to west after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west to northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .SUNDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ042-102030- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. .SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds near 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 1 foot, building to 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds near 15 knots, becoming northwest near 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a light chop. .SUNDAY...North winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. .MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ043-044-102030- 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- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest to west near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth. .TONIGHT...North winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west to northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth, becoming a light to moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .SUNDAY...North winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east near 5 knots, becoming east to southeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth, becoming smooth to a light chop. .MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ052-072-102030- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast to south 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds near 10 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds near 15 knots, becoming northwest near 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming northeast to east in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ053>055-073>075-102030- 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 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- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming south to southwest after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and northwest to north 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to southeast. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ033-034-102030- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 1025 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast to south 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 5 knots, becoming southwest to west after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west to northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest to west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming northwest to north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...North to northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming east to southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$