668 FZUS52 KKEY 270345 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico, including The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. GMZ005-270945- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle southwest to west breezes will turn light and variable across Florida Keys coastal waters this evening, as a low pressure area over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico degenerates into a trough. Gentle northwest to north breezes will develop late tonight and continue through Friday morning, then become west Friday afternoon. A powerful cold front is forecast to blast through the Keys waters late Friday night, followed by very strong northerly winds through much of the weekend. Winds will decrease quickly Sunday afternoon and night. However, a building high pressure cell over the western North Atlantic will lead to freshening northeast to east breezes Monday and Monday night. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of January 26... 58 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 10 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 7 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 6 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 8 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 11 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 6 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. 5 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ GMZ031-270945- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...West winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...West to northwest winds near 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to a light chop. .FRIDAY...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west and increasing to near 15 knots late in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a moderate chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds near 20 knots. Bay waters rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters very rough. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast to east. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. $$ GMZ032-035-270945- 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- 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...West to northwest winds near 5 knots, becoming variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth chop. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...Northwest to north winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming very rough. Numerous showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest to north winds near 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet. West of the Marquesas Keys, seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 8 to 10 feet in the afternoon. Nearshore waters extremely rough. Isolated showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet, subsiding to 2 to 5 feet after midnight. West of the Marquesas Keys, seas 7 to 9 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet after midnight. Nearshore waters very rough. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to near 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 5 feet. West of the Marquesas Keys, seas 6 to 7 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Nearshore waters very rough, becoming a moderate chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. $$ GMZ042>044-270945- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. .FRIDAY...West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest and increasing to near 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming extremely rough. Numerous showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest to north winds near 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, except 5 to 9 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters extremely rough. Isolated showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, except 5 to 8 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters very rough. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to near 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, except 4 to 6 feet west of Cosgrove Shoal Light. Nearshore waters very rough, becoming a moderate chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-270945- 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- 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest to north in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest and increasing20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 2 to 5 feet after midnight. Numerous showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest to north winds near 25 knots. Seas 6 to 10 feet. Isolated showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 9 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north to northeast and decreasing to near 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North to northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ033-034-270945- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 1045 PM EST Wed Jan 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet due to northwest swells. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to north and increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet, building to 4 to 7 feet after midnight. Numerous showers. .SATURDAY...Northwest to north winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 11 feet. Isolated showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest to north winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north to northeast and decreasing to near 15knots late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast to east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$