Conditions in Key Largo for the rest of the week

After bieng blown out of Cozumel by TS/Hurricane I decided to give the Keys a try and am wondering what the locals or those in the know think about conditions for the rest of this week

Thanks

far from ideal but diving doable thru around sat. winds forecasted 20kts tonite thru tomorrow then decreasing to 15-20kts on wed, and 15kts thurs thru sat. i'd go with a dive op utilizing larger boats, as the seas reguardless of the impact from rina(beyond sat) will be sporty(i'd call around to the shops as some might cancel). i've heard viz is around 40FT and might improve as winds turn more easterly by thurs. of course key west topside is an option; it's fantasy fest this entire week(thru sun),,,,

reefman
key largo

4.5' to 5' waves through Wednesday then 4' down to 1' through Saturday with high temps from 77 to 80 degrees. Of course a chance of rain every day, which means nothing since that is the forecast about 90% of the time. Winds of around 20+mph from the north will shift to the east during the week and, variably, bouncing around to +/- 10mph. Should be some good diving, depending on the currents and visability.

NWS Forecast
FZUS52 KKEY 251438
CWFKEY

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1038 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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.

GMZ005-252030-
SYNOPSIS FOR KEYS COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS
1038 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011

SYNOPSIS
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVER
SOUTHERN FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...
HURRICANE RINA WILL MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND THEN THE
NORTH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

GULF STREAM INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.


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GMZ031-252030-
GMZ042>044-252030-
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-
1038 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT


THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH.

TONIGHT
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4
FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20
KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY
EAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2
FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.


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GMZ052>055-072>075-252030-
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-
1038 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT


THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7
FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7
FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY
EAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET...EXCEPT
HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.


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Not to nice

reefman:

far from ideal but diving doable thru around sat. winds forecasted 20kts tonite thru tomorrow then decreasing to 15-20kts on wed, and 15kts thurs thru sat. i'd go with a dive op utilizing larger boats, as the seas reguardless of the impact from rina(beyond sat) will be sporty(i'd call around to the shops as some might cancel). i've heard viz is around 40FT and might improve as winds turn more easterly by thurs. of course key west topside is an option; it's fantasy fest this entire week(thru sun),,,,

reefman
key largo

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The viz did get better. It couldnt get worse than 10 feet on the Benwood and 20 feet on the Eagle!