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Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
1029 AM 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 turn to the southeast and south and
relax later in the week, as the high shifts southward and weakens
over the western Atlantic.
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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Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out-
1029 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Isolated showers.
TONIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to near 15 knots
late. Seas 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
East to southeast winds near 15
knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers.
WEDNESDAY
East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4
feet.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots,
decreasing to near 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet.
THURSDAY
East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
FRIDAY
Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southwest to west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2
feet.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Isolated showers.
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