5NM E Vaca Cut FL

Synopsis: High pressure will extend west across the Florida Peninsula this evening and overnight, with gentle to moderate easterly breezes continuing across the Keys waters. A trough is forecast to approach Florida, moving over the peninsula Monday night and Tuesday. Breezes over Keys waters will weaken and veer south. Light winds are expected Tuesday through Thursday, as the surface ridge remains near the Keys.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of July 20...

9 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 10 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 9 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 12 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 13 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 7 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 4 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. 3 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.