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Small Craft Advisory
SEAS ARE GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ600-GMZ606-102130- 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- 952 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT INTO THURSDAY. $$ .GULF STREAM HAZARDS...SEAS UP TO 9 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF FEB 10, 2010 AT 1200 UTC... 10 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF FOWEY ROCKS. 13 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PORT EVERGLADES. 11 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH. 8 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JUPITER INLET. THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE. $$
SEAS ARE GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ650-670-102130- 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- 952 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON REST OF TODAY NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS NEAR SHORE TO NORTHWEST 22 TO 27 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. IN THE GULF STREAM...SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. THURSDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. THURSDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FRIDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS NEAR SHORE TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. SATURDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR SHORE TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS NEAR SHORE TO NORTH 21 TO 26 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SUNDAY NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$