Expires:202410240230;;786457 FZUS52 KKEY 232023 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 423 PM EDT Wed Oct 23 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. GMZ052>055-072>075-240230- 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- 423 PM EDT Wed Oct 23 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. $$