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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
424 AM EST Sun Jan 24 2021

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.


GMZ032-035-241530-
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-
424 AM EST Sun Jan 24 2021

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east. Seas 1 
foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.TONIGHT...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 
knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop, 
becoming a light to moderate chop. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. 
Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near
10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate 
chop, becoming a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. 
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas less than 1 
foot. Nearshore waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...West to northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming
northwest and increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, 
building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. West of the Marquesas 
Keys, seas building to 3 to 5 feet. Nearshore waters a light to 
moderate chop, becoming very rough. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots,
becoming north to northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 6 feet, 
except 6 to 8 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters 
very rough.

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