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Snipe Keys, FL - Snipe Point Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys
National Weather Service Key West FL
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef
to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of
America, 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.

Wave Detail will include details about the period and direction
of origin for the highest energy waves. Long-period swells coming
from a different direction than the wind would be included in the
Wave Detail.

GMZ005-061430-
Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
An Atlantic ridge will continue to nudge further west as it lifts
north into the Florida Peninsula over the next couple of days.
Meanwhile, surface troughing will develop over the western Gulf.
As a result, light southeasterly breezes will freshen through this
period. Cautions may be required for the Florida Straits by
Tuesday night. After mid week, the pressure pattern will be sloppy
with ridging being the main driver for seasonable east to
southeasterly breezes.

The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of April
30th...

13 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key.
7 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys.
5 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West.
7 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key.
10 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon.
5 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada.
4 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo.
3 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef.

Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in
Key West based on products from NASA SPoRT.

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GMZ031-061430-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TODAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
light to moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light
to moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds decreasing to near 10 knots. Bay
waters becoming a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay
waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10
to 15 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming a light to
moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to
moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
increasing 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming a
light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.

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GMZ032-035-061430-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge-
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon
Shoal out to 5 Fathoms-
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TODAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet, except building to 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas
Keys. Nearshore waters becoming a light to moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10
knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate
chop, becoming a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1
to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing
to southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters
a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
1 foot. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters
a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ042>044-061430-
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-
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TODAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2
feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters becoming a light to
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to
near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a
light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast near 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a
light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore
waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ052>055-072>075-061430-
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-
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TODAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East to southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet
at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to near 15 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East to
southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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GMZ033-034-061430-
Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM
out and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
429 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TODAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 3
feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East to southeast winds decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4
seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10
knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas subsiding to
around 1 foot. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to
southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.

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JAM


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