Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Miami, FL
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FZUS52 KMFL 181933
CWFMFL
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
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 SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS...WHICH IS
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-GMZ606-190815-
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-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN CONTROL NORTHEAST OF THE MARINE AREA. OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EACH
DAY.
.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...NONE.
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 17, 2013 AT 1200 UTC...
9 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF FOWEY ROCKS.
14 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PORT EVERGLADES.
11 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF LAKE WORTH.
9 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF JUPITER INLET.
THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
$$
AMZ650-670-190815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.TONIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO SOUTHEAST 14 TO 19 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS ALONG THE COAST
TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
$$
AMZ651-671-190815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.TONIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP BY MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS ALONG THE COAST
TO SOUTH 11 TO 16 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
$$
AMZ630-190815-
BISCAYNE BAY-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.TONIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 7 TO 11
KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
$$
GMZ656-657-190815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
SOUTHEAST. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
1 FOOT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
$$
GMZ676-190815-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD
3 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 1 FOOT. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
$$
AMZ610-190815-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
333 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.MONDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
$$