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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 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-GMZ606-180815-
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-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH
FLORIDA THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK, RESULTING IN A PREVAILING
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...NONE.

THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF
JUN 17, 2013 AT 1200 UTC...

  8 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FOWEY ROCKS.
  9 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT EVERGLADES.
  4 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH.
  5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF JUPITER INLET.

THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.

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AMZ650-670-180815-
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-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO
13 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS ALONG THE
COAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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AMZ651-671-180815-
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-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS ALONG THE COAST TO
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS ALONG THE COAST
TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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AMZ630-180815-
BISCAYNE BAY-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO
13 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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GMZ656-657-180815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS BECOMING
EAST SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS NEARSHORE AND UP TO
EAST SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 KNOTS OFFSHORE. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.

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GMZ676-180815-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 2 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING
EAST 5 TO 9 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 11 TO
14 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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AMZ610-180815-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
345 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. LAKE
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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