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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 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-GMZ606-241500-
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 23 2024

.Synopsis...

A moderate east to northeasterly wind flow will remain in place
across the local waters throughout most of the week.
Hazardous marine conditions will gradually subside overnight and
into
Wednesday, however these hazardous conditions may return towards the
end of the week into the weekend, as a fetch of moderate to fresh
easterly winds develops.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Seas up to around 4-6 feet tonight, gradually
diminishing

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 23, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 33 nautical miles 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.

$$

AMZ650-670-241500-
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 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft. Period 8 seconds. N NE swell 3 ft late in
the evening. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Period 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Period 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.THU...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Period 10 seconds becoming 4 seconds in the afternoon.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.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 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters
choppy in exposed areas.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to
9 ft. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A slight chance
of showers.
.SUN AND SUN 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 in the
morning. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

AMZ651-671-241500-
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 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

GMZ656-657-676-241500-
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 23 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except E 10 to
15 kt well offshore. Near shore, gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and around 2 ft well
offshore. Period 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.WED...E NE winds 5 to 10 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 NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt nearshore and E 10 to 15 kt
offshore. 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 near
shore...except E 10 to 15 kt well offshore. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 2 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SAT THROUGH SUN 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.

$$

AMZ610-241500-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate
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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-241500-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

$$