Marine Forecast GMZ005

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
428 AM EDT Sat Jul 27 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.

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.


GMZ005-271430
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
428 AM EDT Sat Jul 27 2024

SYNOPSIS

Light to gentle east to southeast breezes will prevail
through the weekend, and into the first half of next week as the
ridging that has been in place will retract eastward. Winds will
freshen once again next week as the high builds back over mainland
Florida Tuesday and Tuesday night, lasting through the middle of
the week.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of
July 27, 2024

74 NM South of Dry Tortugas Lighton Loggerhead Key.
62 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Lightoff the Marquesas Keys.
61 NM South of Sand Key Lightoff Key West.
60 NM South of Looe Keyoff Big Pine Key.
55 NM South of Sombrero Key Lightoff Marathon.
21 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Lightoff Islamorada.
15 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Lightoff Key Largo.
13 NM East of Carysfort Reef Lightoff Ocean Reef.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic
Office.




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