FZUS52 KKEY 201530
CWFKEY
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60
NM...FLORIDA BAY...GULF WATERS FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM WEST OF
CHOKOLOSKEE TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA
KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
GMZ005-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR KEYS COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TODAY ACROSS THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJOINING WATERS...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS
WHILE MOVING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. STRONG NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL
DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON...IN THE WAKE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT. A
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY...THEN SETTLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE APPROXIMATE SHOREWARD EDGE OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF JANUARY 19...
24 NM SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT...ON LOGGERHEAD KEY.
20 NM SOUTH OF COSGROVE SHOAL LIGHT...OFF THE MARQUESAS KEYS.
32 NM SOUTH OF SAND KEY LIGHT...OFF KEY WEST.
22 NM SOUTH OF LOOE KEY...OFF BIG PINE KEY.
15 NM SOUTH OF SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT...OFF MARATHON.
 1 NM SOUTHEAST OF ALLIGATOR REEF LIGHT...OFF ISLAMORADA.
 1 NM SOUTHEAST OF MOLASSES REEF LIGHT...OFF KEY LARGO.
 2 NM EAST OF CARYSFORT REEF LIGHT...OFF OCEAN REEF.
GULF STREAM INFORMATION COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
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GMZ031-202130-
FLORIDA BAY-
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS EARLY...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. BAY WATERS ROUGH...BECOMING
VERY ROUGH. ISOLATED SPRINKLES.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. BAY 
WATERS VERY ROUGH. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY EARLY...DECREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH EARLY...
BECOMING CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING
TO NEAR 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP...BECOMING A LIGHT 
CHOP.
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
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GMZ052>054-072>075-202130-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF 6 TO 11 FEET. HIGHEST SEAS WEST AND SOUTH OF THE DRY
TORTUGAS. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS VERY
ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING EARLY...THEN A FEW SPRINKLES.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 
BEYOND THE REEF 7 TO 12 FEET...HIGHEST SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DRY 
TORTUGAS. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS VERY
ROUGH. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY IN THE MORNING...
DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND THE
REEF 6 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS VERY ROUGH...BECOMING
CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 
4 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF
2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FEET. SEAS HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF
AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
INSIDE THE REEF 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE
CHOP.
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GMZ032-033-202130-
GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS
NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS 3 TO 5 FEET. SEAS BEYOND 40 NM WEST OF
MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY 6 TO 10 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS VERY ROUGH.
ISOLATED SPRINKLES.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 6
TO 10 FEET...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE FROM MAINLAND MONROE. NEARSHORE
WATERS VERY ROUGH. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY IN THE MORNING...
DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH...BECOMING CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING
TO NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP...BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
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JACOBSON/KASPER