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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1029 PM EDT Tue May 7 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-
1029 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 
east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
3 to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
variable near 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south to 
southwest. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers. 
.SATURDAY...Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, except
increasing to 10 to 15 knots east of Craig Key in the afternoon. 
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northwest to north 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated 
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast to east. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and 
thunderstorms.

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