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GMZ042 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- 1034 Pm Edt Fri Apr 19 2024
Overnight - East to southeast winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop.Saturday - East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop.Saturday night - East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop.Sunday and Sunday night - Southeast to south winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop.Monday - Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming south and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop.Monday night - Northwest winds near 10 knots, becoming north to northeast. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop.Tuesday - North to northeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop.Tuesday night - Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers.Wednesday - East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers.Wednesday night - Northeast to east winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.

GMZ005 Synopsis For Keys Coastal Waters From Ocean Reef To Dry Tortugas 1034 Pm Edt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis - High pressure over the western north atlantic will maintain gentle to occasionally moderate east to southeast breezes across the florida keys coastal waters through the weekend. Gentle southerly breezes on Monday will become northerly Monday night, as a weak frontal boundary decays over south florida. Another area of high pressure will build in the west-central north atlantic early next week, resulting in a return to gentle east to southeast breezes.
the approximate shoreward edge of the gulf stream is currently unavailable.

FXUS62 KMFL 200616 AFDMFL

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 216 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE, BEACHES

SHORT TERM
(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 215 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Persistent ridging over the Gulf of Mexico will begin to erode today as a broad mid-level trough moves across the southeastern US. As this happens, a weakening "cool" front will move across the Deep South and approach the Florida peninsula today, potentially reaching central FL by Sunday evening. The main immediate impact of this development will be a gradual wind shift from SE to S across South FL, which will help maintain warm air advection and moisture return over the area and thus result in another handful of very warm days over the region. Temperatures this afternoon and tomorrow could reach the low-mid 90s over the interior and southwest FL. Areas near the coasts could benefit from sea breeze processes and somewhat milder temperatures in the mid-upper 80s each afternoon. A few brief showers could develop over the interior as the breezes push in each afternoon, but kept PoPs capped at 20% as the signal is still pretty weak.

LONG TERM
(Sunday night through Friday)
Issued at 215 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

The aforementioned "cool" front will continue its trek along the FL peninsula on Monday, potentially reaching South FL by nightfall. The best dynamic support will most likely remain well north of the area with the boundary reaching the area basically as a frontolytic feature, which would support mostly scattered showers to accompany this boundary. However, some model solutions do show a subtle mid-level shortwave that could move over the region during peak daytime heating along with the boundary, which could support an isolated thunderstorm threat, mainly over the Lake Okeechobee/Palm Beach county region. Models still show the decaying front stalling out somewhere over the region and lingering through mid week, and keeping slight chances of showers across the region each day.

With increased moisture and warm advection over the area, temperatures through the period will remain warm across the area, with highs consistently reaching the mid to upper 80s along the coasts and the lower 90s across the interior sections.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 151 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Generally VFR through the period with light southeasterly flow.
Sea breeze development is anticipated with onshore flow possible at APF. If any convection were to develop today, the rain focus would be inland of the terminals.

MARINE
Issued at 215 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Gentle southeasterly winds will prevail across all local waters today as a surface high over the western Atlantic continues to shift eastward. Winds will then begin to shift out of the south on Sunday ahead of a frontal approach. A Gulf Breeze could develop each afternoon across the resulting in more WSW winds over the near-shore Gulf waters. Seas will generally remain 2 feet or less.

BEACHES
Issued at 215 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

A moderate rip current threat could be possible for Palm Beach county beaches through the end of the week.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Miami 87 72 86 72 / 0 0 10 0 West Kendall 88 68 88 68 / 10 0 0 0 Opa-Locka 89 71 88 71 / 0 0 10 0 Homestead 85 70 85 70 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Lauderdale 85 72 87 72 / 0 0 10 0 N Ft Lauderdale 87 72 87 71 / 10 0 10 0 Pembroke Pines 89 72 89 71 / 0 0 10 0 West Palm Beach 89 70 89 68 / 10 0 10 10 Boca Raton 88 71 88 70 / 10 0 10 0 Naples 86 70 85 71 / 0 0 0 0

MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
AM...None.
GM...None.

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Molasses Reef
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Sat -- 12:58 AM EDT     0.32 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 05:06 AM EDT     Moonset
Sat -- 06:54 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sat -- 07:07 AM EDT     2.10 feet High Tide
Sat -- 01:18 PM EDT     0.20 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 05:10 PM EDT     Moonrise
Sat -- 07:33 PM EDT     2.16 feet High Tide
Sat -- 07:46 PM EDT     Sunset
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Molasses Reef, Florida, Tide feet

Long Key
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Sat -- 01:38 AM EDT     -1.17 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 04:49 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 05:08 AM EDT     Moonset
Sat -- 06:56 AM EDT     Sunrise
Sat -- 08:05 AM EDT     1.00 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 10:45 AM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 01:50 PM EDT     -1.14 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 04:55 PM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 05:12 PM EDT     Moonrise
Sat -- 07:48 PM EDT     Sunset
Sat -- 08:16 PM EDT     1.14 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 11:07 PM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
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Long Key, east of drawbridge, Florida Current, knots

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