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Big Torch Key, FL - Harbor Channel Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 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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Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the western North Atlantic will
maintain moderate to fresh easterly breezes for the next several
days. Breezes will tend to peak overnight, followed by lulls in
the afternoon. Breezes will turn to the southeast Tuesday through
Wednesday as the high loses latitude and flattens over the
western North Atlantic.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 03...

64 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
20 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
9 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
8 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
11 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
9 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
8 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.

Gulf Stream Analysis Courtesy of the National Weather Service in
Key West.

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GMZ031-052045-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a
light chop. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15
knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.

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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-
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1
to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, except 3
to 4 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters choppy.
Isolated showers.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet, except around 3 feet west of the Marquesas
Keys. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet, except around 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet, except around 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore
waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.

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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-
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Nearshore
waters choppy. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
Isolated showers.

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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-
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5
feet. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds near 15
knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Isolated showers.

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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-
1040 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2
to 4 feet. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5
feet. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East to southeast winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10
to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Isolated showers.
.TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers.

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