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coastal waters forecast for the florida keys national weather service key west fl 1026 pm edt Thu oct 10 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.
gmz032-035-110830- bayside and gulf side from craig key to west end of seven mile bridge- gulf of mexico from west end of seven mile bridge to halfmoon shoal out to 5 fathoms- 1026 pm edt Thu oct 10 2024
Overnight..Northwest to north winds near 15 knots, becoming north to northeast. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, except 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet west of the marquesas keys. NEarshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
Friday..Northeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet west of the marquesas keys. NEarshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. Isolated Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday night..Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, except 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet west of the marquesas keys. NEarshore waters choppy. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Saturday..Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. West of the marquesas keys, seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. NEarshore waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Saturday night..East winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the marquesas keys. NEarshore waters becoming a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Sunday..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Sunday night..East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Monday..East winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. NEarshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Monday night..East winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. NEarshore waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Tuesday..North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.
Tuesday night..North to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated Thunderstorms.

GMZ005 Synopsis For Keys Coastal Waters From Ocean Reef To Dry Tortugas 1026 Pm Edt Thu Oct 10 2024
Synopsis..Milton made the transition to extratropical earlier today, and breezes have slackened greatly over the past day as the storm continues track east and away from the florida peninsula. While moderate breezes will persist overnight, swells for milton will push into the eastern straits of florida early Friday morning, lasting through Saturday. Surface high pressure will move across the tennessee valley and then off the southeast coast over the weekend and into early next week. As a result, expect gentle to moderate northeast to east breezes through the weekend. However, there may be a period of moderate to fresh breezes Friday and Friday night for the offshore gulf waters.
the approximate shoreward edge of the gulf stream as of october 5...
16 nm south of dry tortugas light...on loggerhead key. 10 nm south of cosgrove shoal light...off the marquesas keys. 7 nm south of sand key light...off key west. 8 nm south of looe key...off big pine key. 12 nm south of sombrero key light...off marathon. 8 nm southeast of alligator reef light...off islamorada. 5 nm southeast of molasses reef light...off key largo. 8 nm east of carysfort reef light...off ocean reef.
gulf stream information courtesy of the national weather service in key west based on products from the real time ocean forecast system.