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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EDT Mon Apr 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-GMZ606-231500-
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 Mon Apr 22 2024

.Synopsis...

A moderate to fresh north-northeasterly breeze expected to continue
through the overnight hours and into Tuesday behind a cold front.
Shower and thunderstorm activity will gradually diminish through the
night hours as the frontal boundary lifts northeastward. Drier
conditions return Tuesday and continue through the week.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Increasing winds and building swell will lead
to hazardous marine conditions developing later today and lingering
into mid-week.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 20, 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.

$$

AMZ650-670-231500-
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 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N NE winds 25 to 30 kt along the coast to N NE
25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 30 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft along the coast and 6 to 9 ft,
occasionally to 11 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt along the coast to NE 20 to 25 kt
with gusts to around 25 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 5 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 10 ft. Period 8 seconds. N NE swell 4 ft.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally
to 8 ft. Period 8 seconds. N NE swell 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in
exposed areas. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

AMZ651-671-231500-
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 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around
30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft along the coast and
5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period
5 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance
of tstms with a slight chance of showers late in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft along the coast and 6 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 10 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft along the coast and 5 to 7 ft, occasionally
to 9 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop.
.WED...E NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in
exposed areas. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-231500-
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 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt nearshore and N NE 20 to 25 kt offshore. Seas 2 to 3 ft
near shore and 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft well offshore.
Period 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUE...Near shore, E NE winds 15 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon, Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon, Seas 1 to
2 ft. Well offshore, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, Seas 4 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Period 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt near shore... except E 10 to
15 kt well offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and around 2 ft
well offshore. Period 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light
chop.
.WED...Nearshore, E NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the
afternoon. Offshore, E winds 10 to 15 kt becoming W SW around
5 kt in the afternoon. 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 NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon, then
becoming SW in the evening. Near shore, gusts up to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except E 10 to 15 kt
well offshore. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft or less.
Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
around 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 3 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

$$

AMZ610-231500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1001 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Lake waters choppy.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED...E NE 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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-231500-
Biscayne Bay-
1001 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and tstms late in
the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Bay waters choppy.
.TUE NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.WED...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
around 20 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
around 25 kt. Bay waters choppy.

$$