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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1024 PM EDT Fri May 17 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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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-
1024 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast to south late. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East to
southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2
feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 
southeast to south after midnight. 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 to west 
5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast to 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 

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