Expires:202404180230;;916246 FZUS52 KKEY 172019 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 419 PM EDT Wed Apr 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. GMZ005-180230- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 419 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will remain over the western North Atlantic. Moderate to occaisional fresh breezes continue tonight, but begin to diminish during the overnight hours and into tomorrow. Light to moderate easterly breezes prevail through the rest of the week, and into the weekend as a ridge axis moves southward into South Florida. At the start of next week breezes veer southerly to southwesterly. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently unavailable. $$