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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 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-GMZ606-290300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.Synopsis...

High pressure over the area will maintain its strong presence today
before beginning to weaken over the next couple days, but it will be
strong enough to maintain breezy conditions into early this upcoming
week. Thus, hazardous marine conditions will continue as winds and
seas remain elevated.

Gulf Stream Hazards: Easterly winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
gale force and seas 6 to 9 feet.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 27, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 18 nautical miles northeast of Lake Worth.
  6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

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AMZ650-670-290300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Period 6 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers
in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal
waters choppy in exposed areas.
.MON...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E SE 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. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.

$$

AMZ651-671-290300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Period 5 seconds.
Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters choppy in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED THROUGH THU...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-290300-
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-
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...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 25 kt
well offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near shore and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft well offshore. Period 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt near
shore...except E 15 to 20 kt well offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near
shore and 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft well offshore. Period
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MON...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt near
shore...except E SE 10 to 15 kt well offshore. Seas less than 2 ft near
shore and 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft well offshore. Period
4 seconds. 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 less than 2 ft near shore and around 2 ft well
offshore. Period 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TUE...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers through the night.
.WED...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.THU...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S with gusts to around
20 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

$$

AMZ610-290300-
Lake Okeechobee-
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.MON...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.
.TUE...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late in the
evening. Lake waters a light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Lake waters a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ630-290300-
Biscayne Bay-
1001 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt.
Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Bay
waters choppy. A slight chance of showers through the night.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay waters
a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt.
Bay waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Bay waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Bay waters
a moderate chop.

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