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AMZ651-671-140900- Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM- Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas- 406 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms this evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. THU NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. FRI SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. FRI NIGHT AND SAT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. SAT NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN THROUGH MON E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
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GMZ005-141430- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1017 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS...A developing area of low pressure along a frontal boundary stretching across central Florida and a well-defined high pressure system over the North Atlantic will interact to support a wind surge over the Keys marine zones this evening. A waning pressure pattern will support slackening breezes by late Thursday. High pressure developing over the Southeast will slide into the western North Atlantic over the weekend through Monday night. The location of this feature will support freshening easterly breezes by early next week. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 12... 35 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 9 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 6 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 7 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 6 NM Southeast of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 6 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 4 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. 3 NM Southeast of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Key West based on products from NASA SPoRT and RTOFS. $$
GMZ052>055-072>075-141430- 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- 1017 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026 OVERNIGHT West winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and north to northeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. THURSDAY West winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West to northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. THURSDAY NIGHT West to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West to northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. FRIDAY Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. FRIDAY NIGHT Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to southeast. Seas around 1 foot. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. SATURDAY East winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds near 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers. MONDAY East winds near 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. $$
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GMZ042>044-141430- 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- 1017 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026 OVERNIGHT Southwest to west winds near 15 knots, becoming west. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. THURSDAY West winds near 15 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. THURSDAY NIGHT North to northwest winds near 10 knots, decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. FRIDAY Variable winds near 5 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth. FRIDAY NIGHT Variable winds near 5 knots, becoming east. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. SATURDAY East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. SATURDAY NIGHT East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. MONDAY East winds near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Nearshore waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. $$
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AMZ650-670-140900- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 406 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026 TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 3 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms early this evening. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. THU NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. FRI E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. FRI NIGHT AND SAT E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. SAT NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN THROUGH MON E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
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AMZ001-141515- Synopsis for Caribbean Sea, and Tropical N Atlantic from 07N to 19N W of 55W 1102 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure N of the area and the Colombian Low will support fresh to strong trades across the central Caribbean, with the strongest winds offshore Colombia and in the Gulf of Venezuela. Moderate to fresh trades are expected across the remainder of the forecast waters, pulsing to strong in the Gulf of Honduras at night Sat through Mon night. Large E swell resulting in rough seas will impact the tropical N Atlantic waters through early next week. $$
AMZ117-060315- Bahamas including Cay Sal Bank- 1114 AM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022 TODAY SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. TONIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. WED SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. WED NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. THU SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. THU NIGHT SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. SAT NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$

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Bob Diaz - Thursday, 23 June 2011 16:49

Over the 4th of July holiday I was able to break in my hawaiian sling made by HawaiianSling.net (Ray Uppstrom). I had purchased this quite some time ago in preparation for a trip to the Bahamas and I finally got to try it out in the waters around Cat Cay, South Bimini. This isn't your normal hawaiian sling. The design is completely unique and interesting in its approach compared to traditional slings. This sling is much more akin to a bow and arrow than it is to a regular sling and it looks...

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Bob Diaz - Saturday, 30 January 2010 08:18

I finally bit the bullet and decided to sell my No-Ka-Oi. It had gotten next to no use in the time I had owned it and it seemed a shame to have it just sit there so I Ebay'd it. With the funds from that sale, I invested in a gun that is a little more multi-purpose (at least that is how I convinced myself to get it :). I was extremely torn among 3 choices. I was considering the Euro 120, 120x and 130. After a couple of weeks of deliberation and a lot of flip-flopping, I decided on the Euro 120....

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Bob Diaz - Monday, 09 June 2014 16:50

Over the winter I looked into and purchased a couple of sets of Reef Runner Gear's fin skins. I had contemplated having my own manufactured but when I came accross these, it just didn't seem worth the hassle. You can create your own custom design for a few bucks more and although you can run into some small snags when doing so (I'll elaborate later on), Jon from Reef Runner Gear is an awesome guy to work with and he will do everything he can to make things right.

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Bob Diaz - Sunday, 10 March 2013 12:57

Back in March of 2010 I enrolled in and completed the FII Level One freediving course . I was extremely happy with the course content and the outcome (check out the SpearView ). Unfortunately for me, I'm not a professional freediver, so as with many people, life gets in the way and complicated which in turn keeps you from building a true regimen that reinforces all the good behavior learned in the course. Needless to say, I forgot some of the basics, fell back into many of my old bad habits...

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Bob Diaz - Tuesday, 06 May 2014 02:55

After trying and being disappointed by the Omer Zero Cubed mask last year, I picked up a couple of other masks ( Mares Star and Sporasub Mystic ) that fit fairly well and did not disappoint, but were not the perfect fit I've been looking for in a low volume freediving mask so I didn't feel overly compelled to write a spearview about them. In defense of these masks, they are both low volume masks that are relatively inexpensive so for the money they are great purchases. Of these two, the...

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Bob Diaz - Sunday, 28 March 2010 18:32

Over the weekend of March 27 th & 28 th I took the Level 1 Freediving course offered by FII (Freediving Instructors International) at their Headquarters in Pompano Beach FL. FII was started by Martin Stepanek, a multiple time freediving world record holder. The Level 1 curriculum is taught over a 2 day course. The first day is classroom and pool based and spans almost 9 hours. This course is designed for beginning freedivers and is supposed to get novice divers to a depth of 66 feet.

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Bob Diaz - Tuesday, 12 July 2011 14:35

Preface : This is a particularly long blog that I wrote for reasons of personal recollection and has very little spearfishing content. What can I say? Ownership has it’s privileges. My first crossing to Bimini, Cat Cay to be specific, and what a day we pick to do it. After planning and weather watching for the past few weeks (quite the exercise in futility as it turns out), hoping for a smooth crossing, prayers were answered, unfortunately they must have been someone else’s prayers because I...

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Bob Diaz - Tuesday, 26 May 2009 01:00

Seas: 1-3 feet Winds: 5-15 ESE Temp: 80 F Viz: 40-50 feet offshore To say that I was looking forward to this weekend after the past few we have had would seem totally redundant. The last couple of weekends have been abysmal at best. But luckily for me, this weekend has let me make up for the past few (from a spearfishing perspective) and this blog will have me at my usual loquacious self with a little more verbal ammunition than I have had recently. Like last week, I want to talk about the...

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Bob Diaz - Monday, 20 June 2005 15:04

Winds: 5-15 West Seas: 2-4 Surf Temp: 81F Viz: 20-35 feet This weekend the winds finally laid down although not as much as the fishing report promise. The seas were still a little rough, but the viz finally opened up so we could chase some fish. The water was a little cold in depths over 25 feet, but very tolerable. Especially in light of the viz we were getting. The mangoes still haven't started to spawn offshore in droves, but they are starting to do so in smaller numbers. We were able to...

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Bob Diaz - Tuesday, 30 May 2006 15:09

Winds: 5-10 South Seas: 1-2 feet (maximum) Surf Temp: +/- 80F Viz: 15-25 feet The viz was about as good as it was last weekend, but the important thing is... NO BULL SHARKS! It sure was nice to be able to actually shoot more than 1 or 2 fish before having to move to another location. We took our time picking out the best of the schools and ended up shooting a couple of really nice mangoes and hogs. We've been going more for quality than quantity lately and it has been very gratifying. The...

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Bob Diaz - Sunday, 10 June 2007 01:25

Winds: 20-25 east (Sat)/5-10 east (Sun) Seas: 3-5 feet (Sat) / 1-2 feet (Sun) Surf Temp: 78F Viz: 10-15 feet (inshore) / 40+ feet (offshore) Unfortunately, this was another weekend without the advent of pictures of fish. The problem we run into is that the best day of the past few weekends has been Sunday and in efforts to take full advantage, we end up rushing to clean fish and just don't have time to stop and take pics. We didn't really slaughter them this weekend, but we did have some...

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Bob Diaz - Thursday, 09 July 2009 01:00

Seas: 1-2 feet Winds: 5-10 SSW Temp: 85 F Viz: 10 feet Today we headed out with the whole family (families) in tow because the seas have been so calm. We headed out around 10a with a plan to be back close to home in time for high slack tide. Our goal was to hit some offshore spots for snapper and hopefully head back closer to home for some hogfish and hopefully grouper. Unfortunately, I am sure we are all familiar with the best laid plans of mice and men and what happens to them. Anyway, we...