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GMZ032 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- 1029 Am Edt Tue Apr 30 2024
This afternoon - East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. West of the marquesas keys, seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers.Tonight - East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas subsiding to around 1 foot. NEarshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers.Wednesday - East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. NEarshore waters a light chop. Isolated showers. Wednesday night - East winds near 10 knots, becoming northeast to east and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. NEarshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.Thursday - East winds near 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.Thursday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. Friday - East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east to southeast and increasing to near 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 feet. NEarshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers. Friday night and Saturday - East winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. NEarshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers. Saturday night - East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. NEarshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.

GMZ005 Synopsis For Keys Coastal Waters From Ocean Reef To Dry Tortugas 1029 Am Edt Tue Apr 30 2024
Synopsis - High pressure centered southwest of bermuda will continue to meander in the western north atlantic through mid- week. With the high slowly weakening, east to southeast breezes will slacken, becoming gentle to moderate. As the high refortifies in the west north atlantic late in the week and into the weekend, an extended period of generally moderate easterly breezes is expected. Breezes for this period will tend to peak in the evening and overnight hours, then lull during the daytime.
the approximate shoreward edge of the gulf stream is currently unavailable.

FXUS62 KKEY 301445 AFDKEY

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Key West FL 1045 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION

DISCUSSION
Issued at 1045 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

It has been one of the more "active" mornings that we have seen in April in terms of shower activity and coverage. KBYX is detecting a swath of showers in the nearshore waters adjacent to the island chain. Earlier, a shower pulsed up into a brief thunderstorm and produced at least one CG lightning strike. This is interesting because this morning's sounding sampled an inversion around 700 mb, which is below the freezing level. This thunderstorm developed north of Marathon, so the atmospheric profile likely differed slightly to allow for this convective development. Most of the island chain received some measurable rainfall over the course of the morning. Island communities in the Saddlebunch Keys through Lower Sugarloaf were the winners in terms of rainfall, receiving over an inch of rainfall in some locations. Through the afternoon, rainfall will wax and wane, but any additional thunderstorm development in the forecast area seems unlikely. Winds will gradually decrease as high pressure in the western North Atlantic begins to weaken through the afternoon. Rain chances were increased in an early morning update due to more widespread coverage than expected, otherwise no changes to the forecast were necessary.

MARINE
Issued at 1045 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

There are no watches, warnings, or advisories in effect for the Florida Keys coastal waters. From synopsis, high pressure centered southwest of Bermuda will continue to meander in the western North Atlantic through mid- week. With the high slowly weakening, east to southeast breezes will slacken, becoming gentle to moderate. As the high refortifies in the west North Atlantic late in the week and into the weekend, an extended period of generally moderate easterly breezes is expected. Breezes for this period will tend to peak in the evening and overnight hours, then lull during the daytime.

AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 1045 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

VFR conditions will prevail at both EYW and MTH through the TAF period. Brief reduction to MVFR CIGS and VIS are possible within passing showers through this evening. Near surface winds will continue to be east to southeast at near 10 knots.

CLIMATE
In 1959, Key West experienced its driest April and driest month ever with no rain recorded. This is the only calendar month on record in Key West in which no rain fell. Rainfall records in Key West date back to 1871.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Key West 84 75 84 75 / 30 20 10 10 Marathon 84 75 84 75 / 30 20 10 10

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

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Gopher Key
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Tue -- 01:33 AM EDT     Moonrise
Tue -- 03:37 AM EDT     0.75 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:51 AM EDT     Sunrise
Tue -- 07:56 AM EDT     0.48 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 12:15 PM EDT     Moonset
Tue -- 01:50 PM EDT     1.57 feet High Tide
Tue -- 07:55 PM EDT     Sunset
Tue -- 10:38 PM EDT     -0.04 feet Low Tide
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Gopher Key, Cudjoe Bay, Florida, Tide feet

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Tue -- 01:33 AM EDT     Moonrise
Tue -- 02:04 AM EDT     0.60 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 05:28 AM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:50 AM EDT     Sunrise
Tue -- 07:57 AM EDT     -0.61 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 11:38 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:14 PM EDT     Moonset
Tue -- 02:07 PM EDT     0.27 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 04:47 PM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 07:54 PM EDT     Sunset
Tue -- 08:11 PM EDT     -0.87 knots Max Ebb
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