Marine Forecast GMZ073

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
1028 AM EDT Wed Mar 29 2023

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.


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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 AM EDT Wed Mar 29 2023

THIS AFTERNOON

Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
to north. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers.

TONIGHT

Winds becoming north to northeast and increasing to 10
to 15 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers.

THURSDAY

Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 4 feet off of
the Upper Keys. Scattered showers.

THURSDAY NIGHT

East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to near 20
knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight.
Isolated showers.

FRIDAY

East winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated
showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT

East to southeast winds near 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY

East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT

East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY

East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT

East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers.




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