Marine Forecast GMZ073

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
429 PM EST Wed Feb 19 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
429 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2025

TONIGHT

Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated
showers.

THURSDAY

West to northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming
northwest to north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot,
building to 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Isolated showers.

THURSDAY NIGHT

North to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots,
increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8
feet. Wave Detail: North to northeast 5 feet at 4 seconds and
northwest to north 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY

Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet in the afternoon. Isolated showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT

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

SATURDAY

East winds decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Isolated
showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT

East winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Isolated
showers.

SUNDAY

East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT

East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast to
east 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers.

MONDAY

Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT

Northwest to north winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Scattered showers.




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