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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
978 FZUS52 KKEY 151429 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 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. GMZ005-152030- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Atlantic ridging will remain across the Florida Peninsula through the duration of the forecast. This will result in gentle to moderate easterly breezes across Keys waters. Winds will tend to surge in the evening and night hours and lull during the day. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of July 8... 66 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 32 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 31 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 8 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 5 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 6 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 4 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Key West. $$ GMZ031-152030- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ032-035-152030- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ042>044-152030- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters becoming a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-152030- 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- 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ033-034-152030- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 1029 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$