NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ005-270230-  Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas  1015 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026      .SYNOPSIS...A broad high pressure stretches from the northeast  Gulf waters into the Atlantic Basin off the Mid-Atlantic States.  This feature will gradually shift eastward across the central  Atlantic, maintaining gentle to moderate northeast to east  breezes across the Florida Keys. A frontal boundary will approach  from the northeast late Saturday into early Sunday with a period  of fresh to strong breezes expected in its wake.    The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of March 22...    44 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.  44 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.  39 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.  24 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.  15 NM Southeast of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.  15 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.  11 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.  12 NM Southeast of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef.    Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in  Key West based on products from NASA SPoRT and RTOFS.    $$
   GMZ033-034-270230-  Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM  out and beyond 5 fathoms-  Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-  1015 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1  to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 1 foot at 3 seconds and  northwest to north 1 foot at 4 seconds.  TONIGHT  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10  knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 1 foot at  3 seconds and northwest to north 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight  chance of showers.  FRIDAY  Northeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave  Detail: North to northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance  of showers.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north to  northeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1  to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers.  SATURDAY  North to northeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to  5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers.  SATURDAY NIGHT  North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots,  becoming northeast to east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots after  midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. A slight  chance of showers.  SUNDAY  Northeast to east winds near 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4  feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet,  occasionally to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Northeast to east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to  7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers.  MONDAY  East winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20  knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4  to 5 feet, occasionally to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.  MONDAY NIGHT  East winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4  to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.    $$