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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1001 AM EDT Tue May 7 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-GMZ606-080300-
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 Tue May 7 2024

.Synopsis...

Gentle to moderate east southeasterly wind flow continues to prevail
across the Atlantic waters with southwesterly flow developing over
Gulf waters each afternoon through the rest of the week. A few
isolated showers and thunderstorms may be possible at times,
particularly over the Gulf waters.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 07, 2024 at 12 UTC...

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

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-080300-
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 Tue May 7 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to S SE 15 to
20 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU...Along the coast, S SE winds 20 to 25 kt. In the Gulf
Stream, S SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S SE 3 ft at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers late in the evening. A slight chance of tstms through
the night. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt becoming S with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of tstms.

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AMZ651-671-080300-
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 Tue May 7 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.WED...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.THU...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to S
SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream.
Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.

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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 Tue May 7 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.WED...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt near
shore...except S SE 10 to 15 kt well offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot.
Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light
chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt nearshore and SE 10 to 15 kt
offshore. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 1 to 2 ft well
offshore. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: S SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SW winds around 10 kt becoming W SW in the evening. Seas
1 foot. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers late in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
.

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AMZ610-080300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light
chop.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.SAT...W SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

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AMZ630-080300-
Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of tstms.

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