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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1031 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

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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Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out-
1031 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, briefly 
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated 
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
variable and decreasing to near 5 knots. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2
feet. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. 
Isolated showers. 
.MONDAY...Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming northwest to north 
and increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. 
Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds near 10 knots, becoming north to
northeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, 
building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 
to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds near 15 knots, becoming north to 
northeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas building to 3 to 
4 feet. Scattered showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. 

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