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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 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-GMZ606-130930-
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-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS
THE LOCAL MARINE AREA LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY WITH INCREASING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BEHIND IT ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...SEAS UP TO 6 FEET BEHIND A COLD FRONT
BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING.

THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
MAY 10, 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.

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AMZ650-670-130930-
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-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO
13 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO NORTH NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 KNOTS ALONG THE COAST TO
NORTHEAST 14 TO 19 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET ALONG THE COAST AND UP TO 4 TO
6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 11 TO
16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

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AMZ651-671-130930-
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-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS SMOOTH. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTH NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET ALONG THE COAST AND UP TO 4 TO
6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 14 TO
19 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

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AMZ630-130930-
BISCAYNE BAY-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.MONDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
5 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

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GMZ656-657-130930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TONIGHT...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
7 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.MONDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 11 TO
16 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTH NORTHEAST. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET
NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS.
SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OFFSHORE.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

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GMZ676-130930-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS.
.MONDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST
11 TO 16 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET BUILDING
TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 13 TO
18 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.

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AMZ610-130930-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TONIGHT...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.MONDAY...NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

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