Expires:202411220330;;442892 FZUS52 KKEY 212131 CWFKEY 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. GMZ052-072-220330- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 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. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest to north winds near 20 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: West to northwest 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North to northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and west to northwest 2 feet at 8 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$