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Artificial reef wrecks have not had a good history of sinking on their scheduled date. Not only does everything have to be ready and confirmed, but then weather has to be acceptable to tow out and sink. They arenīt going to do it in 4 to 6 foot waves.
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Good point. On the other hand if everything goes according to plan, it appears they're going to be opening it for diving pretty fast after sinking and "clearance dives". Here's an excerpt from an email I got in response to the question:
There will be a security cordon during sinking operations. A clearance dive team made up of several law and public service agencies will assess the site to make sure all charges have detonated correctly and the wreck is properly positioned. The area will open to the public 24 hours after clearance dives.
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Sheri Lohr
Artificial Reefs of the Keys
So it seems like there may be hope to dive it during my trip, albeit a slim hope.