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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 AM EDT Fri May 17 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-GMZ606-171700-
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 Fri May 17 2024

.Synopsis...

A gentle to moderate southwesterly to southerly wind flow will
prevail across the local waters today and over the weekend as a
slow-
moving low-pressure system tracks across the Southeast US. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the local waters
each day through the weekend.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
May 16, 2024 at 12 UTC...

  1 nautical miles northeast of Fowey Rocks.
 12 nautical miles east northeast of Port Everglades.
  3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-171700-
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 Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Along the coast, SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, W SW winds around
5 kt becoming S SE in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and N NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to S SW 10 to
15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot
at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming W SW in the morning. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt becoming S SW in the evening. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S SW winds around 10 kt becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less along the coast and 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NE in the evening. Seas 2 to
3 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the
Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms in the afternoon.

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AMZ651-671-171700-
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 Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...W SW winds 5 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters
light chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers through the
day. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
chance of showers in the evening. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft along the coast and 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in
the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

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GMZ656-657-676-171700-
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 Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and
around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near
shore and around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less near shore and 2 to
3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and 2 to
3 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the evening. Seas 0 to
1 foot near shore and around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: S
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers through the
day. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 0 to 1 foot near shore and
around 2 ft well offshore. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the
evening. A chance of tstms through the night. Showers likely
after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt becoming W NW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.

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Lake Okeechobee-
401 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 kt becoming S SE in the afternoon. Lake
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S SW winds 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance
of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Lake
waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.

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Biscayne Bay-
401 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance
of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the morning. Bay
waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N NW winds around 5 kt becoming N NE in the morning, then
becoming SE in the afternoon. Bay waters a light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.

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