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CWFKEY
Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 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.
GMZ005-020230-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.SYNOPSIS...Multiple high pressure mergers will lead to an
extensive period of easterly breezes that will generally be
moderate but with fluctuations. Peaks will occur mainly during
the nighttime hours, with some lulling during the daytime. Due to
the influx of moisture, isolated showers are possible at some
point each day.
The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently
unavailable.
$$
GMZ031-020230-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to
moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light chop, becoming
a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate
chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light
to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots.
Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop. Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ032-035-020230-
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-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a
light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop,
becoming choppy. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a
light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop,
becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...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.
$$
GMZ042>044-020230-
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out
to the reef-
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore
waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2
to 3 feet. Nearshore waters becoming choppy. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore
waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore
waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ052>055-072>075-020230-
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-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ033-034-020230-
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15
knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Isolated showers.
$$
DP
CWFKEY
Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 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.
GMZ005-020230-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.SYNOPSIS...Multiple high pressure mergers will lead to an
extensive period of easterly breezes that will generally be
moderate but with fluctuations. Peaks will occur mainly during
the nighttime hours, with some lulling during the daytime. Due to
the influx of moisture, isolated showers are possible at some
point each day.
The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream is currently
unavailable.
$$
GMZ031-020230-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to
moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light chop, becoming
a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate
chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light
to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots.
Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop. Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ032-035-020230-
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-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a
light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop,
becoming choppy. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a
light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop,
becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...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.
$$
GMZ042>044-020230-
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out
to the reef-
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore
waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2
to 3 feet. Nearshore waters becoming choppy. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore
waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore
waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ052>055-072>075-020230-
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-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ033-034-020230-
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
425 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.TONIGHT...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15
knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East winds near 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Isolated showers.
$$
DP