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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
434 PM EDT Mon May 13 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-
434 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR INCREASING WINDS...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast to
south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet, 
building to 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. 
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet,
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters choppy, becoming a 
light to moderate chop. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots,
increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a
light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. 
.WEDNESDAY...South to southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
west and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, 
becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and 
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated 
showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
to northwest. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a 
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast to south. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth 
to a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
near 10 knots. Seas  Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters
smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers 
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast
to south and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. 
Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds near 10
knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated 
showers and thunderstorms.

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