Florida Bay including Barnes Sound Blackwater Sound and Buttonwood Sound GMZ031

 
 GMZ005-311530-
 Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
 427 AM EST Tue Jan 31 2023
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate east to southeast breezes will
 prevail today through Thursday as high pressure slowly recedes to
 the east into the western North Atlantic. Breezes will slacken
 Thursday night and Friday ahead of a cold front that will near the
 coastal waters of the Florida Keys late Friday. Freshening
 northerly breezes are likely Friday night, with moderate to
 possibly fresh northeasterly breezes lingering into Saturday and
 Saturday night.
 
 The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of
 January 31, 2023...
 
 44 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
 32 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
 31 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
 37 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
 38 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
 10 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
 9 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.
 9 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef.
 
 Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.
 
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 GMZ031-311530-
 Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
 Buttonwood Sound-
 427 AM EST Tue Jan 31 2023
 

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

 TONIGHT
 East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop.

 WEDNESDAY
 East to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
 smooth to a light chop.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 East winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light
 chop.

 THURSDAY
 East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a
 light chop.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light
 chop.

 FRIDAY
 South to southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
 to a light chop. Isolated showers.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 West winds near 10 knots, becoming northwest to
 north and increasing to near 15 knots. Bay waters a light chop,
 becoming a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

 SATURDAY
 North to northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
 light to moderate chop. Scattered showers.

 SATURDAY NIGHT
 Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Bay waters
 a moderate chop. Isolated showers.
 
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