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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1000 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 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-GMZ606-190300-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024

.Synopsis...

Generally gentle east-southeast winds will remain in place over the
local waters through the end of the week as weak high pressure over
the Atlantic prevails. Seas will be 2 feet or less through the
dominant period.

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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AMZ650-670-190300-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to E SE
10 to 15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to S
SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

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AMZ651-671-190300-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to SE 10 to
15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...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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GMZ656-657-676-190300-
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 Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Near shore, S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW,
Gusts up to 20 kt. Well offshore, E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to
1 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters smooth.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N NE winds 5 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 0 to
1 ft. Period 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.MON...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.

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AMZ610-190300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1000 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW after midnight.
Lake waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SW winds around 5 kt becoming E SE. Lake waters a light
chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Lake
waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE. Lake waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters
light chop.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming W
with gusts to around 20 kt in the evening. Lake waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

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AMZ630-190300-
Biscayne Bay-
1000 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop.
.MON...S winds around 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.

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