Marine Forecast GMZ052

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1028 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2025

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.


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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 EST Fri Jan 17 2025

OVERNIGHT

South winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast to south 2 feet
at 4 seconds and southwest to west 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered
showers.

SATURDAY

South to southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT

South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10
knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5
seconds.

SUNDAY

Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT

Northwest to north winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
north to northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, building to
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. Scattered
showers.

MONDAY

North to northeast winds near 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5
feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT

Northeast to east winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY

East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east to southeast
and decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY NIGHT

East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
west and increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY

North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Isolated showers.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Northeast winds near 25 knots, decreasing to 20
to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Isolated
showers.




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