Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Wed May 29 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-GMZ606-300300-
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 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.Synopsis...

Benign marine conditions will prevail through Thursday as winds
remain around 10 to 15 kts or less (largely sea breeze circulation
driven) and seas stay under 3 feet. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms will be possible each day, and may result in periods
of locally higher winds and seas. Building high pressure north of
the area will result in increasing easterly winds and seas Friday
into the upcoming weekend.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 25, 2024 at 12 UTC...

  7 nautical miles southeast of Fowey Rocks.
  8 nautical miles southeast of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east northeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-300300-
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 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W SW winds around 5 kt becoming SE. Seas less than 2 ft.
Wave Detail: N NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance
of tstms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds around 5 kt becoming NW after midnight.
Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: N NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
late in the evening.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.FRI...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E NE
3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and
N NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers.
.SUN...E NE winds around 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop. A chance of showers.

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AMZ651-671-300300-
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 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...Along the coast, SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after
midnight. In the Gulf Stream, W SW winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot.
Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late in the
evening.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of
tstms after midnight.
.FRI...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E NE winds around 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E NE 4 ft at
5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers.
.SUN...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of
showers.

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GMZ656-657-676-300300-
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 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave
Detail: N NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail:
N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers late in the evening.
.THU...E winds 5 kt becoming SW around 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot.
Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms late in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE, then becoming E NE in
the evening. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Near
shore, seas 1 foot. Well offshore, seas 1 to 2 ft building to
3 ft after midnight. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance
of tstms late in the evening. A chance of showers through the
night. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 2 to 3 ft
well offshore. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms.

$$

AMZ610-300300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt becoming E. Lake waters a light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Lake
waters a light chop.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms late in the evening.
.SAT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and tstms late in the evening.
.SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.

$$

AMZ630-300300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S SW winds 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W NW winds 5 kt. Bay waters smooth. A chance of
showers and tstms late in the evening.
.THU...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers through the
day. A chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers late in the evening.
.FRI...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Bay waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms.

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