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Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts by the Key West, FL Forecast Office 

 

Click on the links in the table to get a forecast for each zone. Clicking on the map links to a text forecast that includes all zones and a synopsis. 

 

Florida Straits Florida Straits Florida Bay, Dry Tortugas and Gulf of Mexico
GMZ042: HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF GMZ055: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM GMZ031: FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD SOUND
GMZ043: HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF GMZ072: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT GMZ032: BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
GMZ044: HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF GMZ073: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT GMZ033: GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS
GMZ052: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM GMZ074: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT GMZ034: GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL
GMZ053: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM GMZ075: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT GMZ035: GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS
GMZ054: STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM    

 

map showing marine forecast zones near Key West, FL

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Marine Weather Message for these zones

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Predicted Tides and Currents for these areas

Coastal Waters Forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

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