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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EDT Tue May 21 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-GMZ606-221500-
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 Tue May 21 2024

.Synopsis...

Winds continue to shift to a north to northeasterly direction as a
weak surface low shifts away from the area and high pressure builds
to our north with speeds remaining relatively light. A few
thunderstorms may linger through this evening, 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 21, 2024 at 12 UTC...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-221500-
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 Tue May 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.WED...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
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers through the
night.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N NW
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the morning.
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,
mainly in the evening.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the morning. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers through the night.
.SAT...Along the coast, S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, SE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE 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.
.SUN...Along the coast, S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, S SE 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.
.SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. A
slight chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers
after midnight.

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AMZ651-671-221500-
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 Tue May 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal 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 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 chance of showers
with a slight 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. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 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 ft or less. Wave Detail:
N NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers through the night.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas
1 foot. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-221500-
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 Tue May 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Nearshore, N NW winds 5 kt becoming NE after
midnight. Offshore, N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave
Detail: N NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay
and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 5 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 0 to
1 foot. Wave Detail: N NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and W SW 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave
Detail: E SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt becoming E SE late in the
evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 2 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.
.FRI...SE winds 5 kt becoming S SW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S SW winds around 5 kt becoming S SE 5 kt late in
the evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 kt becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt becoming SE late in the evening. Seas
0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.

$$

AMZ610-221500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E 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...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 in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI...SE winds 5 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the morning. Lake
waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SW winds 5 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW after midnight.
Lake waters a light chop.
.SUN...S SW winds 5 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

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AMZ630-221500-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late in the evening.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...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 in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers, then a slight chance of tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.

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