Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1001 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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-GMZ606-130300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.Synopsis...

Generally fresh southerly to southwesterly winds can be expected
through today as the flow strengthens south of a stalled frontal
boundary and surface low over the southeastern United States.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day
through the end of the workweek, resulting in periods of locally
higher winds and seas.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Periods of higher winds and seas are possible,
particularly around showers and thunderstorms.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jun 11, 2024 at 12 UTC...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-130300-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the evening. Seas
1 foot. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and N NE 1 foot at
6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

$$

AMZ651-671-130300-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely
late in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. Showers
after midnight.
.THU...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE
1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-130300-
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 Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt nearshore and S SW 10 to 15 kt offshore. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers with tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt nearshore and S SW 10 to 15 kt
offshore. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore.
Wave Detail: S SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and
around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and around
2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt near shore... except S 5 to
10 kt well offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 1 to 2 ft
well offshore. Wave Detail: S SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

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AMZ610-130300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a light chop. Showers with tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers likely
late in the evening. A chance of tstms through the night. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt becoming S in the evening. Lake waters
smooth. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms late in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely.

$$

AMZ630-130300-
Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Bay waters a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E. Bay waters a light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.

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