Marine Forecast GMZ054

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1027 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef
to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of
America, 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
1027 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

OVERNIGHT

Variable winds 5 to 10 knot, decreasing to near 5
knots. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: Northeast to east 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

MONDAY

Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming northwest to north
in the afternoon. Seas around 1 foot. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and around scattered showers
and thunderstorms.

MONDAY NIGHT

Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
to south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.

TUESDAY

South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet,
building to 1 to 3 feet. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

WEDNESDAY

Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet, building to 2
to 3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

THURSDAY

East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

THURSDAY NIGHT

East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots,
increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5
feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT

East to southeast winds near 15 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.




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