Get your gear ready S Florida

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In the southern part of the state, looks like the Keys has some good prospects, out on the Florida Bay side anyway for Sunday and early in the week:

SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING TO
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS BEYOND THE
REEF AROUND 2 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. SEAS INSIDE THE
REEF 1 TO 2 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. SEAS HIGHER IN THE GULF
STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF BUILDING TO AROUND 2 FEET. NEARSHORE
WATERS BECOMING ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF
4 TO 6 FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE REEF
2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.

MONDAY
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF 5 TO 7 FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 3 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS BEYOND THE
REEF 5 TO 8 FEET...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS INSIDE THE
REEF 2 TO 4 FEET. NEARSHORE WATERS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

From the middle Keys
http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.ph...053&syn=gmz005

It's mid October, looks like the season is on, finally!