FZUS52 KKEY 250828 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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. GMZ005-251430- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate breezes will prevail in the near term as an Atlantic ridge remains extended westward across Florida. This high will be subsumed by a larger high spreading into the western North Atlantic late this week and into the weekend. This will be accompanied by sharply freshening easterly breezes. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently unavailable. $$ GMZ031-251430- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East winds near 20 knots. Bay waters rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters very rough. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Bay waters rough. Isolated showers. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ032-035-251430- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots early. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except building to 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 5 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters very rough. .SATURDAY...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 4 to 5 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, except 4 to 6 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters very rough. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 4 to 5 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters rough. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 4 to 5 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters very rough. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 4 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 4 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters rough. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ042>044-251430- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas building to 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, except 4 to 6 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters very rough. .SATURDAY...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Nearshore waters rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, except 6 to 7 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters very rough. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...East winds near 20 knots. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Nearshore waters rough. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, except 4 to 6 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters very rough. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Nearshore waters rough. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-251430- 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- 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas building to 6 to 8 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East winds decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ033-034-251430- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 428 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas building to 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. .SUNDAY...East to southeast winds near 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. $$