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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
431 PM EST Thu Nov 21 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.


GMZ031-220330-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
431 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest to north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 
20 to 25 knots. Bay waters light to moderate chop, becoming 
very rough.
.FRIDAY...Northwest to north winds near 20 knots, becoming near 
15 knots. Bay waters rough, becoming a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay
waters a light to moderate chop. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to
moderate chop. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds near 10 knots. Bay 
waters a light chop. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Bay waters
a light chop. 
.MONDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a
light chop. 
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 
knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. 

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