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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 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-GMZ606-171500-
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 Apr 16 2024

.Synopsis...

Moderate to fresh easterly wind flow will remain in place across the
local waters through the middle of the week as high pressure
prevails. These winds will slowly subside towards the end of the
week as they shift and become southeasterly.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 13, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 12 nautical miles east northeast 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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AMZ650-670-171500-
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 Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.THU...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

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AMZ651-671-171500-
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 Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt along the coast to E SE 5 to 10 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to around 20 kt along the coast to SE 5 to 10 kt in the Gulf
Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ656-657-676-171500-
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 Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore
and 1 to 2 ft well offshore. Period 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.WED...Near shore, E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE with gusts
to around 20 kt in the afternoon. Well offshore, E SE winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 1 to 2 ft well offshore.
Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 1 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...Near shore, S winds 5 kt becoming E NE late in the
evening. Well offshore, E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRI...Near shore, E winds around 5 kt becoming S SW in the
afternoon. Well offshore, E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE in the
afternoon, then becoming NE in the evening. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...Near shore, SW winds around 5 kt becoming E NE late
in the evening. Well offshore, E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to
1 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SAT...Near shore, E winds around 5 kt becoming S SW in the
evening. Well offshore, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt becoming E late in the evening.
Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SUN...Near shore, SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the
afternoon. Well offshore, S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.

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AMZ610-171500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Lake
waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE in the evening. Lake
waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W SW after midnight.
Lake waters a light chop.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt becoming S SE in the afternoon. Lake
waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light
chop.

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AMZ630-171500-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Bay waters choppy.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay waters
a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters
light chop.

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