Florida Bay including Barnes Sound Blackwater Sound and Buttonwood Sound GMZ031

 
 GMZ005-081430-
 Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
 425 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the western North Atlantic will
 maintain moderate to occasionally fresh east to southeast breezes
 through Thursday night. Breezes will slacken and veer to the south
 and southwest Friday into the weekend, as the high shifts
 southward over the western Atlantic, and a weak frontal boundary
 stalls north of the Florida Keys coastal waters.
 
 The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 3...
 
 64 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
 20 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
 9 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
 8 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
 11 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
 9 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
 8 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.
 
 Gulf Stream Analysis Courtesy of the National Weather Service in
 Key West.
 
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 GMZ031-081430-
 Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
 Buttonwood Sound-
 425 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
 

 TODAY
 East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
 light to moderate chop.

 TONIGHT
 East to southeast winds near 15 knots, becoming
 southeast after midnight. Bay waters a moderate chop.

 THURSDAY
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10
 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light to moderate chop,
 becoming a light chop.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
 southeast to south after midnight. Bay waters a light to moderate
 chop.

 FRIDAY
 Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming south
 to southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters a light
 chop, becoming smooth to a light chop.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 Southwest to west winds near 5 knots. Bay waters
 smooth. Isolated showers.

 SATURDAY
 Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to a light
 chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.

 SATURDAY NIGHT
 West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots,
 becoming northwest near 10 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate
 chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers.

 SUNDAY
 Northwest winds near 5 knots, becoming south in the
 afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers.

 SUNDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
 to a light chop. Isolated showers.
 
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