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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 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-GMZ606-181700-
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 Sat May 18 2024

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate southwesterly to southerly wind flow will
prevail across the local waters over the weekend as low pressure
tracks across the Southeast US. A frontal boundary will push across
the local waters late Sunday into early next week, gradually turning
the winds westerly and then northerly behind the front. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the local waters
each day.

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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AMZ650-670-181700-
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 Sat May 18 2024

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

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AMZ651-671-181700-
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 Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, gusts up to
20 kt in the evening. 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 after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 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 in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 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 likely after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Tstms likely in the
evening. Showers through the night. A chance of tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-181700-
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 Sat May 18 2024

.TODAY...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and
2 to 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 2 to
3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: 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. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and around
3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and
around 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. 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 2 ft or less near shore and
2 to 3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N NE winds 5 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...Nearshore, NW winds around 5 kt becoming NE 5 kt
late in the evening. Offshore, NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in
the morning. Seas less than 2 ft. 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.
.WED...Nearshore, E NE winds 5 kt becoming SE around 5 kt in the
morning. Winds W SW in the afternoon. Offshore, E winds 5 to
10 kt becoming SE in the morning. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

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AMZ610-181700-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.TODAY...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SUN...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...W NW 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 around 5 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Lake
waters a 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.

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AMZ630-181700-
Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

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

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