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Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
422 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024
.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the western North Atlantic will
maintain moderate to occasionally fresh east to southeast breezes
through midweek. Breezes will veer to the southeast and south and
slacken late in the week and 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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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-
422 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024
TONIGHT
East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4
feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
East to southeast winds 10 to 15
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate
chop. Isolated showers.
WEDNESDAY
East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to
moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2
to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
THURSDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast to south and increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a
moderate chop.
FRIDAY
Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southwest to west and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3
feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to
moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated
showers.
SATURDAY
Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
to northwest. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
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