Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
493 FZUS52 KMFL 201401 CWFMFL Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 1000 AM EDT Mon May 20 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-GMZ606-210300- 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 Mon May 20 2024 .Synopsis... Gentle to moderate southwesterly flow this morning will gradually shift to the west-northwest today as a weak front approaches the area and low pressure positions itself northeast of the area. Winds will then shift easterly by the mid-week dominant period as the low shifts away from the area and high pressure builds our north, with speeds remaining relatively light. The threat of thunderstorms, some of which could be strong, will persist through Tuesday with these storms resulting in periods of 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. $$ AMZ650-670-210300- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1001 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. .TUE...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms late in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ651-671-210300- 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 Mon May 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt becoming NE. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E 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. .WED...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. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers. $$ GMZ656-657-676-210300- 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 Mon May 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds after midnight. Winds N NW 5 to 10 kt late in the evening. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers late in the evening. A slight chance of tstms through the night. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...E NE winds 5 kt becoming W NW. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A slight chance of showers . A chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 kt nearshore and E NE 5 to 10 kt offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .WED...E SE winds around 5 kt becoming S, then becoming E SE in the evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and W NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt near shore...except E 5 to 10 kt well offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms through the night. .THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SE winds around 5 kt becoming SW. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. $$ AMZ610-210300- Lake Okeechobee- 1001 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt becoming N NW. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. .WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. .THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. .FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. $$ AMZ630-210300- Biscayne Bay- 1001 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N NW winds 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E NE winds around 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A chance of tstms late in the evening. A chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. $$