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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 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-GMZ606-131700-
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-
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.Synopsis...

Northeasterly to northerly winds will continue across the area
waters today with winds remaining breezy in nature. An increase in
surface winds over the Atlantic waters has resulted in another round
of SCA conditions continuing through the rest of this morning. A
Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the Atlantic waters until
11 am this morning. Winds will likely remain breezy through early
next week.

Gulf Stream Hazards: North winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft
expected.

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.

$$

AMZ650-670-131700-
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-
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft along the coast and 5 to 7 ft,
occasionally to 9 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft in the
Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.

$$

AMZ651-671-131700-
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-
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the
Gulf Stream. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate
chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed
areas.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-131700-
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-
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TODAY...N NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft well offshore. Period 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except E NE 10 to
15 kt well offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 2 to 3 ft well
offshore. Period 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SUN...Near shore, E NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the
afternoon. Well offshore, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft
near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Period 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.MON...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE in the evening. Seas
1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt near shore...except E 10 to 15 kt
well offshore. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt near
shore...except E SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt well
offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore.
Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.WED...Near shore, E SE winds around 10 kt becoming S SE in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt near shore. Well offshore, SE winds
10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas less than 2 ft near shore
and 2 to 3 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

$$

AMZ610-131700-
Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TODAY...N NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Lake
waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

$$

AMZ630-131700-
Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...N NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay
waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Bay waters a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...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.

$$



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