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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
422 PM EDT Wed May 22 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.


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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 Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated
showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated
showers. 
.FRIDAY...East to southeast winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast to south winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 
foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds increasing 10 to 15 
knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. Nearshore 
waters becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. 
.MONDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 
feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 
feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.

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