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FZUS52 KKEY 161535
CWFKEY

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1035 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2020

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.


GMZ005-162145-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
1035 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2020

.SYNOPSIS....A high pressure cell centered off the Carolinas this
morning will weaken as it shifts southeastward through tonight. A
larger, continental high pressure system will expand and 
intensify over the western North Atlantic Monday through Tuesday, 
resulting in freshening east to southeast breezes across Florida 
Keys coastal waters. This system then will shift southeastward and
weaken Wednesday and Wednesday night. A cold front at the leading
edge of an arctic high pressure area will advance southeastward, 
and likely will reach Florida Keys coastal waters Thursday night 
or Friday.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of February 
15...

14 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
14 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
 9 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
15 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
 9 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
 1 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
 5 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.
 6 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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