Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Fri May 17 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-GMZ606-180300-
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-
1000 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate southwesterly to southerly wind flow will
prevail across the local waters today and over the weekend as a
slow-
moving low-pressure system tracks across the Southeast US. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the local waters
each day through the weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 16, 2024 at 12 UTC...

  1 nautical miles northeast of Fowey Rocks.
 12 nautical miles east northeast of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-180300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms late in the evening. A chance of showers through
the night. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt becoming W SW in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt becoming S SW in the evening. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt becoming N NW in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less along the coast and 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a 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 along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the
Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms.

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AMZ651-671-180300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers through the
day. A chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...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 late in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night.
Showers likely after midnight.
.MON...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE. Seas 2 ft or less along
the coast and 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the Gulf Stream.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-180300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore
and around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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.
.SAT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 2 to
3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 2 to
3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the evening. Seas 0 to
1 foot near shore and around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers through the
day. A chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...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 late in the
evening. A chance of tstms through the night. Showers likely
after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N in the morning. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of tstms
late in the evening. A chance of showers through the night. A
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...N NW winds around 5 kt becoming W NW. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms.

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Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt becoming S SE. Lake waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SAT...S SW winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance
of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms late in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms late in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Lake
waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

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

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