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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.


GMZ054-055-074-075-220330-
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 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-
431 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at
8 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: Northwest 6 feet at 8 seconds and northeast to east 2 
feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 
7 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North to northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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.

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