####018011625#### FZUS52 KKEY 182022 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 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. GMZ005-190300- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...The western extent of a low-level ridge axis extends west-northwest through the Bahamas and across the Keys. Southeast breezes will tend to peak and lull overnight through Sunday as the heating and cooling of South Florida and Cuba modulate the local wind forecast. There may be a break in the rain-free conditions Sunday night through Tuesday, followed by variable breezes turning to the east Wednesday through Thursday. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 15, 2024... 49 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 32 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 24 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 27 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 29 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 8 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 3 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Key West. $$ GMZ031-190300- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast to south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south to southwest near 10 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west near 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ032-035-190300- 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- 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest to west 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY 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. $$ GMZ042>044-190300- 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- 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast to south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 1 foot, building to around 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest to west 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-190300- 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- 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast to south 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...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: East to southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ033-034-190300- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 422 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South to southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 1 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest to west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...North to northeast winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast to east after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ CLR