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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-GMZ606-220900- 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- 937 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS... AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...LEADING TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. AS THIS FEATURE PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA...RESULTING IN LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST WINDS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY MOVE SOUTH BY THE END OF THE WEEK...BRINGING INCREASINGLY ROUGH CONDITIONS TO THE LOCAL WATERS. $$ .GULF STREAM HAZARDS...NONE. THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF NOV 20, 2009 AT 1200 UTC... 3 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF FOWEY ROCKS. 5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PORT EVERGLADES. 4 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH. 5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JUPITER INLET. THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE. $$
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. GMZ676-220900- GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 937 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 REST OF TONIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. SUNDAY SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SUNDAY NIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MONDAY SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MONDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUESDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TUESDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WEDNESDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THURSDAY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$