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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1028 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef
to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of
America, 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.


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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-
1028 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 
feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 6 
feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 
feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 6 
feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 6 feet at
6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
7 feet. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Isolated showers. 
.FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 7 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 
feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers. 
.SATURDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Isolated showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers. 
.SUNDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet, building to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated
showers. 

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