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coastal waters forecast for the florida keys national weather service key west fl 1028 am edt Fri apr 19 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.
gmz042>044-192030- 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- 1028 am edt Fri apr 19 2024
This afternoon - East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop.Tonight and Saturday - East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop. Saturday night - East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop.Sunday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Sunday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop. Monday - Southeast to south winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest to west in the afternoon. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop. Monday night - West to northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters a light chop. Tuesday - Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot, except 1 to 2 feet west of cosgrove shoal light. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop.Tuesday night - Northeast to east winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers.

GMZ005 Synopsis For Keys Coastal Waters From Ocean Reef To Dry Tortugas 1028 Am Edt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis - High pressure over the western atlantic will maintain gentle to occasionally moderate east to southeast breezes across the keys coastal waters through the weekend. Gentle southerly breezes on Monday will become northerly Monday night as a weak front dissipates over south florida.
the approximate shoreward edge of the gulf stream is currently unavailable.

FXUS62 KKEY 191455 AFDKEY

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1055 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION

DISCUSSION
Issued at 1054 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Subtle changes were sampled in this morning's 12z sounding at KEY, indicative of a evolving (albeit very slowly) pattern for the Florida Keys. The low-level temperature inversion that has been based around 900 mb has lifted to around the 850 mb isobaric surface. The profile has moistened below this capping inversion, and 0-3 km winds are now displaying modest veering with height.
Light, northeasterly surface winds will be supportive of a potential broken cloud line today, which will be monitored. Our in-house waterspout index reflects this, coming in at 6% for the 12z, a bit higher than climatology for this time of year.
Temperatures will nudge up a few more degrees, topping out in the mid 80s. Outside of removal of transitional wording for afternoon slackened late morning and afternoon wind speeds, no changes required at this time.

MARINE
Issued at 1054 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 There are currently no watches, warnings, or advisories in effect the Florida Keys coastal waters. From synopsis, high pressure over the western Atlantic will maintain gentle to occasionally moderate east to southeast breezes across the Keys coastal waters through the weekend. Gentle southerly breezes on Monday will become northerly Monday night as a weak front dissipates over South Florida.

AVIATION
(15Z TAFS)
Issued at 1054 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 VFR conditions with east to southeast winds near 10 knots continue through the TAF period at both island terminals. Dry weather persists with intermittent FEW to SCT decks AOA 3k feet.

CLIMATE
On this day in 1997, the daily record low temperature of 60F was recorded in Key West. Temperature records for Key West date back to 1872.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Key West 84 75 84 76 / 0 0 0 0 Marathon 84 75 85 77 / 0 0 0 0

KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
GM...None.

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Fat Deer Key
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Fri -- 12:46 AM EDT     1.21 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:40 AM EDT     Moonset
Fri -- 06:57 AM EDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 08:23 AM EDT     0.16 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 01:40 PM EDT     1.03 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:23 PM EDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 07:48 PM EDT     Sunset
Fri -- 08:23 PM EDT     0.28 feet Low Tide
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Fat Deer Key, Florida Bay, Florida, Tide feet

Moser Channel (swingbridge)
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Fri -- 01:09 AM EDT     -1.62 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:26 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 04:40 AM EDT     Moonset
Fri -- 06:58 AM EDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 07:40 AM EDT     1.16 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 10:13 AM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 01:32 PM EDT     -1.56 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:24 PM EDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 04:39 PM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:49 PM EDT     Sunset
Fri -- 07:51 PM EDT     1.21 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 10:26 PM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
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Moser Channel (swingbridge), Florida Current, knots

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