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823 FZUS52 KKEY 040327 CWFKEY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 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. GMZ005-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR KEYS COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NORTHWEST TO NORTH BREEZES WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH MONDAY AS THEY CLOCK AROUND TO MORE OF AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. GENTLE BREEZES WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LAKE OKEECHOBEE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH BREEZES IN ITS WAKE. THE APPROXIMATE SHOREWARD EDGE OF THE GULF STREAM CURRENT...AS OF MARCH FIRST... 58 NM SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT...ON LOGGERHEAD KEY. 18 NM SOUTH OF COSGROVE SHOAL LIGHT...OFF THE MARQUESAS KEYS. 8 NM SOUTH OF SAND KEY LIGHT...OFF KEY WEST. 2 NM SOUTH OF LOOE KEY...OFF BIG PINE KEY. 2 NM SOUTH OF SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT...OFF MARATHON. 4 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. $$ GMZ031-040930- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. $$ GMZ032-040930- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY. $$ GMZ042>044-040930- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY...BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY. $$ GMZ052>054-072>074-040930- 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 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- 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO NEAR 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ055-075-040930- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ033-034-040930- 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- 1027 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO WEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ MSB