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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
419 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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.


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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-
419 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. 
Seas 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to near
15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, 
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 3 to 5
feet.

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