Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM 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-GMZ606-181500-
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 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate southwesterly to southerly wind flow will
prevail across the local waters tonight and over the weekend as low
pressure systems track 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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AMZ650-670-181500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S SW 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 showers late
in the evening.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...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 7 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the morning. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and N NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Showers
likely. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely in the evening. A slight 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 SE 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.

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AMZ651-671-181500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...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 afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...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. 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
tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the
evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NW in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW
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 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers
likely through the night. A slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 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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GMZ656-657-676-181500-
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-
1000 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF 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
around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: 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: 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 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 slight chance of tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt nearshore and W NW 5 kt offshore. 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 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 chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE after midnight.
Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 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...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE late in the
evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. 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...E winds 5 kt becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon, then
becoming W SW 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 SE 5 kt late in
the evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of tstms
through the night. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

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AMZ610-181500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SAT...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.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. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt becoming N NW in the evening. 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...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.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...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

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AMZ630-181500-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and 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 NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NW after midnight.
Bay waters a light chop. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of
tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...E 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 in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.

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