Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 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-GMZ606-221700-
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-
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.Synopsis...

Winds will remain gentle to moderate (particularly applicable to the
Atlantic waters) across the area as high pressure builds in across
the region, each afternoon sea-breeze circulations will dominate the
local weather pattern. Shower and thunderstorm activity will remain
possible across the area waters throughout the remainder of the
dominant period which could result 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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AMZ650-670-221700-
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-
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...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 in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E 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.
.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 slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...S SW winds around 5 kt becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt becoming S SW 5 to 10 kt in
the morning. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...Along the coast, S SW 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 slight
chance of showers and tstms.

$$

AMZ651-671-221700-
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-
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...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 chance of
showers and tstms, mainly in the morning.
.TONIGHT...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 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.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 and tstms.
.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 and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE in the morning.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N NW
1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms 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 and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to S SE 10 to
15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-221700-
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-
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...E SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail:
E SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...E SE winds around 5 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the
evening.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...W SW winds 5 kt becoming S SE late in the evening.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt becoming W 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...W SW winds 5 kt becoming S SE late in the evening.
Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.

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AMZ610-221700-
Lake Okeechobee-
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

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

$$

AMZ630-221700-
Biscayne Bay-
400 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E 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.
.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 and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the morning. Bay
waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

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