Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

Atlantic coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef out to
60 nm and Gulf coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee
out 20 nm and Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach out 60 nm...including
the waters of Biscayne Bay and Lake Okeechobee.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.

AMZ600-GMZ606-191700-
Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef FL out to 60 nm and for East
Cape Sable to Bonita Beach FL out to 60 nm-
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate southwesterly flow will prevail today as low
pressure develops just off the SE coast and a cold front approaches
the area. Winds will shift to northwesterly on Monday as the cold
front moves into the area but remain generally light. Scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected today into the
early week dominant period resulting in locally hazardous winds and seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 18, 2024 at 12 UTC...

  7 nautical miles east of Fowey Rocks.
  9 nautical miles east of Port Everglades.
  7 nautical miles southeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-191700-
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-
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.TODAY...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S SW 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with tstms
likely.
.MON...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NE in the evening. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers through the night.
.THU...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A chance of showers.

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AMZ651-671-191700-
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-
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.TODAY...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night.
Showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: W SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
W SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely
in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.THU...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-191700-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon.
Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and around 2 ft well offshore. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and around
2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A chance of showers in the evening. A
chance of tstms through the night. Showers likely after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 1 to
2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. A chance
of tstms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the night. A
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...N NE winds around 5 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon.
Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...Nearshore, N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after
midnight. Offshore, NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of
tstms through the night. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...Nearshore, E NE winds 5 kt becoming SE around 5 kt in the
morning, then becoming SW in the afternoon. Offshore, E winds
5 to 10 kt becoming E SE in the morning, then becoming SW in the
afternoon becoming W NW in the evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N NE winds around 5 kt becoming E late in the
evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.THU...E SE winds around 5 kt becoming W SW in the evening. Seas
0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.

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AMZ610-191700-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.TODAY...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance
of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Tstms
likely in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N NE winds 5 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

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AMZ630-191700-
Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance
of showers in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night.
Showers likely after midnight.
.MON...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers
likely in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...N NE winds around 5 kt becoming E SE in the afternoon. Bay
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E SE winds 5 kt becoming NE in the morning. Bay
waters smooth. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers through the night. A slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
chance of tstms. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.

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