Marine Forecast GMZ053

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1025 PM EST Mon Dec 9 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.


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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
1025 PM EST Mon Dec 9 2024

OVERNIGHT

East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4
feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5
seconds. Isolated showers.

TUESDAY

East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast
4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East to southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers.

WEDNESDAY

Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
west to northwest and increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Northwest to north winds 15 to 20 knots,
becoming north to northeast and increasing to near 25 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Isolated showers.

THURSDAY

North to northeast winds near 25 knots, becoming
northeast and decreasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Isolated showers.

THURSDAY NIGHT

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

FRIDAY

Northeast to east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9
feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT

Northeast to east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to
9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY

Northeast to east winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to
near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet,
subsiding to 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Isolated
showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT

Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas subsiding
to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 7 feet. Isolated showers.




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