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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.


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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-
424 AM EST Sun Jan 24 2021

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

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